Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada on Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 3:05 PM PST (23:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km NNW of Indian Springs, 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
2026-03-04 23:05:42 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.147° N, 115.020° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
243°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 203 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.55 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 201 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.818 km NE of Henderson, Nevada · 198 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.82 km ESE of Spring Valley, Nevada · 197 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.645 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.77 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 191 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.19 km SE of Enterprise, Nevada · 190 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.631 km S of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 189 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.73 km W of Las Vegas, Nevada · 189 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.631 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.918 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 185 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.918 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 185 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.912 km NNW of Nelson, Nevada · 184 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.68 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 182 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.525 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 180 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.817 km ENE of Boulder City, Nevada · 176 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.68 km S of Henderson, Nevada · 174 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.618 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 174 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.118 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.519 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.715 km NNE of Moapa Valley, Nevada · 172 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.51 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada · 162 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.540 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.637 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 150 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 210 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 211 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.712 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 212 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.78 km NE of Dolan Springs, Arizona · 216 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 216 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.616 km WSW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 218 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 224 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.320 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada · 230 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 232 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.525 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00912017. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.