Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada on Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 20 km NNE of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-23 14:29:10 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.616° N, 119.007° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km NW of Topaz, California · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2742 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2741 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.021km SE of Bodie, CA · 2739 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2737 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2733 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2728 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.833km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2728 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.216 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.025km SE of Bodie, CA · 2717 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.37km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 2714 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2712 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.922 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.323 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.723 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.920 km NNE of Benton, California · 2712 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.88 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.822 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.828 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2711 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.622 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2709 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.514 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2704 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.37km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2704 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.97km WSW of Bridgeport, CA · 2704 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.67 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2703 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.78 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2703 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.68 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2703 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.58km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2700 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.628 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2700 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.829 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2699 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.419km E of Markleeville, CA · 2699 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.028 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2698 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.715 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2698 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.67 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.614 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.628 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.823 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2767 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 2770 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00680729. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.