M1.9 earthquake 26 km N of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km N of Dyer, Nevada on Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 11:00 AM PST (19:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km ESE of Hawthorne, 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
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.69 · 4 stations
2.15	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preliminary · ±0.19 · 4 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: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 132.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00890820 (also filed as nc75109381). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.