M2.7 earthquake 22 km SW of Spring Creek, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Spring Creek, Nevada on Fri, Nov 22, 2019, 1:10 AM PST (09:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NNE of Crescent Valley, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.12 · 8 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.12 · 8 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00711328 (also filed as us70006bhj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.