M1.9 earthquake 56 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 56 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada on Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 7:20 PM PDT (02:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 25 km SW of Humboldt, 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
- 2026-08-04 02:20:03 UTC
- Depth
- 8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.978° N, 117.861° 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
- ±0.36
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- 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: 4 since this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.957 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 59 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.712 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00922747. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.