M1.6 earthquake 12 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 8:39 PM PDT

UTC

2019-08-13 03:39:09 UTC

Depth

9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.763° N, 118.774° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.47

Station coverage gap

113°

Stations used

14

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast21 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast85 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast124 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast526 kmN

After

1. 1.78km ENE of Bridgeport, CASun, Aug 18, 11:33 PM PDT · 2601 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.613km NNE of Lee Vining, CAFri, Aug 23, 7:08 AM PDT · 2597 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.613 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 8:46 PM PDT · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
4. 2.313 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 9:09 PM PDT · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.513 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 9:26 PM PDT · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.510km N of Lee Vining, CASat, Aug 24, 4:23 PM PDT · 2595 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.17 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSun, Aug 25, 9:35 AM PDT · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.029km ESE of Bodie, CAMon, Aug 26, 4:46 PM PDT · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.830 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Aug 29, 7:10 AM PDT · 2591 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.527 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 1:44 AM PDT · 2585 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
11. 1.913km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 2584 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.96 km E of Smith, NevadaMon, Sep 9, 6:16 AM PDT · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.524 km NE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 6:51 PM PDT · 2578 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.5NevadaThu, Sep 19, 3:21 AM PDT · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Sep 21, 10:22 AM PDT · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Sep 23, 1:30 PM PDT · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.927 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Sep 26, 1:28 AM PDT · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.128 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Oct 3, 3:15 AM PDT · 2556 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 4, 12:21 PM PDT · 2555 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.99 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Oct 5, 2:10 AM PDT · 2554 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
21. 1.739km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVThu, Oct 10, 3:42 PM PDT · 2548 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, Aug 9, 12:50 PM PDT · 2611 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.326km ENE of Dardanelle, CAThu, Aug 8, 9:03 AM PDT · 2612 days ago · -2 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.57 km E of Carson City, NevadaSun, Aug 4, 2:27 PM PDT · 2616 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.014 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 1, 11:50 PM PDT · 2618 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.617 km S of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 1, 9:42 PM PDT · 2618 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.418 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 2:49 PM PDT · 2624 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.613km NNE of Lee Vining, CATue, Jul 23, 8:15 PM PDT · 2627 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.77 km NE of Schurz, NevadaSat, Jul 20, 4:30 PM PDT · 2630 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 19, 11:36 PM PDT · 2631 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jul 15, 12:20 AM PDT · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00699623. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.