M1.9 earthquake 57 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada on Fri, Apr 22, 2022, 11:39 PM PDT (06:39 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 19 km NE of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-23 06:39:53 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.962° N, 117.865° 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
- ±0.78
- Station coverage gap
- 142°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.619 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1611 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.632 km SSW of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 1609 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.934 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.024 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1605 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.723 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1584 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
Before
- 1.830 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 1631 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.562 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.753 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1644 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.230 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1649 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00837752. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.