M2.1 earthquake 23 km SW of Ruth, Nevada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Ruth, Nevada on Sat, Aug 24, 2019, 5:50 AM PDT (12:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-24 12:50:05 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.119° N, 115.170° 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
- ±0.17
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.530 km NNE of Eureka, Nevada · 2588 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.883 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2587 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.956 km NE of Eureka, Nevada · 2585 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.670 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2582 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.641 km SE of Eureka, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.678 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.711 km SSW of Ruth, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00700821. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.