Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 39 km NW of Ruth, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Ruth, Nevada on Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 2:33 PM PST (22:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 53 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-02-13 22:33:18 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.511° N, 115.340° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.051 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.053 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.750 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 2778 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.749 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.050 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.752 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.853 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.96 km S of Ruth, Nevada · 2768 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.31 km WSW of Ely, Nevada · 2768 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.720 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.821 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.815 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.946 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2759 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.711 km N of McGill, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00677779. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.