M1.8 earthquake 20 km SE of Silver Peak, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 10:00 AM PST

UTC

2019-01-09 18:00:46 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.625° N, 117.476° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

25

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast23 kmWSW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast206 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast216 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast403 kmN

After

1. 2.63km ENE of Round Valley, CAWed, Jan 9, 9:43 PM PST · 2825 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jan 14, 12:51 PM PST · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.86km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Jan 23, 2:31 AM PST · 2812 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.628 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 8:24 AM PST · 2812 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.820 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Feb 2, 9:39 AM PST · 2801 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.610 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 10:42 PM PST · 2801 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.77km SSW of Wilkerson, CAThu, Feb 7, 12:27 AM PST · 2797 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.127 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Feb 8, 1:06 PM PST · 2795 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
9. 2.339km ESE of Big Pine, CAMon, Feb 18, 1:50 PM PST · 2785 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.531 km E of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 11:25 AM PST · 2784 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.536km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Feb 21, 1:59 PM PST · 2782 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 27, 2:19 AM PST · 2777 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.556 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Feb 27, 2:24 AM PST · 2777 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.155 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 27, 3:00 AM PST · 2777 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.562 km W of Beatty, NevadaWed, Feb 27, 8:22 PM PST · 2776 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.851 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 2:58 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 2:59 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
18. 2.851 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 3:07 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
19. 3.151 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 3:07 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
20. 1.652 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 3:13 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
21. 2.450 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 3:46 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.550 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Feb 28, 5:39 AM PST · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
23. 1.610 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Mar 1, 12:53 AM PST · 2775 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
24. 1.551 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Mar 2, 11:24 PM PST · 2773 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
25. 1.538 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSun, Mar 3, 1:32 AM PST · 2773 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.610km WSW of Wilkerson, CAMon, Mar 4, 12:40 AM PST · 2772 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.510km WSW of Wilkerson, CAMon, Mar 4, 5:58 AM PST · 2772 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.550 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Mar 4, 1:33 PM PST · 2771 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.555 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Mar 4, 1:34 PM PST · 2771 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
30. 1.619 km NE of Dyer, NevadaThu, Mar 7, 11:46 PM PST · 2768 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.531 km S of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 9, 6:31 PM PST · 2766 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.450 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Mar 10, 12:32 AM PST · 2766 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
33. 1.651 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Mar 10, 10:15 AM PDT · 2765 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away

Before

1. 2.04km ENE of Round Valley, CAMon, Jan 7, 8:30 AM PST · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.73km ENE of Round Valley, CAMon, Jan 7, 6:29 AM PST · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.514 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 4, 10:40 PM PST · 2830 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.712 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 4, 10:58 AM PST · 2830 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.64km NE of Round Valley, CAWed, Jan 2, 3:09 PM PST · 2832 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Jan 2, 5:34 AM PST · 2833 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CATue, Jan 1, 10:17 PM PST · 2833 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.916 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Dec 31, 7:14 AM PST · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
9. 3.115km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 29, 5:29 PM PST · 2836 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
10. 1.715km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 29, 1:14 PM PST · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.460km ENE of Big Pine, CAThu, Dec 27, 9:38 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 27, 9:10 AM PST · 2839 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.533 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 2:29 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.852km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:39 AM PST · 2853 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.528 km NE of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 11:59 PM PST · 2854 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00673866. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.