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M 3.2ml

Earthquake near Dayton, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Dayton in the 24 hours to 3:23 pm PST (23:23 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 49 km (30 mi) E, at 6:36 pm PDT on 4 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS. Every earthquake near Dayton

This page: a magnitude 3.2 earthquake was recorded 11 km (7 mi) south-southwest of Dayton, NV, at 12:00 am PDT on 1 November 2019 (07:00 UTC), 8.2 km deep. 194 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 11 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada

11 km (7 mi) E of Carson, NV · 50 km (31 mi) SSE of Reno, NV

12:00 am PDT, Nov 1, 2019 · · 8.2 km deep · released about 1,900 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Carson City 11 kmDouglas County 26 kmStorey County 35 kmLyon County 39 kmAlpine County 59 kmEl Dorado County 88 kmSierra County 91 kmPlacer County 95 kmNevada County 100 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
12:00 am PDT on 1 November 2019 ()
Where
11 km (7 mi) south-southwest of Dayton, NV · earthquakes near Dayton
Magnitude
M 3.2 (ml)
Depth
8.2 km below the surface
Felt
194 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
Measured shaking
intensity IV (ShakeMap)
Nearest
Carson City, 11 km W
Nearest mapped fault
East Carson Valley fault, 6 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2407 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 46 km (29 mi) from the epicentre. In Dayton, 11 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Carson City 13 km, intensity III · Gardnerville Ranchos 29 km, intensity II · South Lake Tahoe 38 km, intensity II · Tahoe Vista 38 km, intensity II · Yerington 43 km, intensity II · Sparks 46 km, intensity II · Topaz Ranch Estates 46 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1,900 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 180,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 7,900× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 5,600× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.2 about 1,900 lb of TNT
  5. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 2× more

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 49 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 27 km E of this epicentre
  3. 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 35 km S of this epicentre
  4. 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 43 km NNW of this epicentre
  5. 5.5 California-Nevada border region · 40 km ESE of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 39.1370, -119.6248. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Carson City, NV 11 km (7 mi) W earthquakes near Carson City
Douglas County, NV 26 km (16 mi) S earthquakes near Douglas County
Storey County, NV 35 km (22 mi) NNE earthquakes near Storey County
Lyon County, NV 39 km (24 mi) ESE earthquakes near Lyon County
Alpine County, CA 59 km (37 mi) SSW earthquakes near Alpine County
El Dorado County, CA 88 km (55 mi) WSW earthquakes near El Dorado County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

49 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.9 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  2. 2.3 8km NE of Markleeville, CA
  3. 1.5 7 km N of Incline Village, Nevada
  4. 2.2 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  5. 2.2 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  6. 2.7 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  7. 1.6 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  8. 1.5 13 km SE of Sparks, Nevada
  9. 1.8 8 km E of Floriston, California
  10. 2.1 8 km E of Floriston, California
  11. 1.7 8 km E of Floriston, California
  12. 1.8 8 km E of Floriston, California
  13. 1.8 10 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada
  14. 1.6 11 km S of Reno, Nevada
  15. 2.2 3km NE of Dollar Point, CA

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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