Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 29 km SE of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Rachel, Nevada on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 7:14 AM PDT (14:14 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 44 km NW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-12 14:14:40 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.443° N, 115.527° 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.714 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.514 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2364 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2357 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.515 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2354 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.946 km NNW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.847 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.142 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2346 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.527 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2346 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.633 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.926 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2338 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.028 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2414 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2414 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.829 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.523 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718877. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.