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M 1.9ml

Earthquake near Johnson Lane, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Johnson Lane in the 24 hours to 12:29 pm PST (20:29 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 5 km (3 mi) N, at 9:41 am PST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Johnson Lane

This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of Johnson Lane, NV, at 6:52 am PST on 18 November 2019 (14:52 UTC), 9.7 km deep.

USGS: 5 km NNE of Johnson Lane, Nevada

9 km (5 mi) SE of Carson, NV · 53 km (33 mi) SSE of Reno, NV

6:52 am PST, Nov 18, 2019 · · 9.7 km deep · released about 21 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Johnson Lane Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Carson City 9 kmDouglas County 21 kmStorey County 42 kmLyon County 43 kmAlpine County 53 kmEl Dorado County 80 kmPlacer County 89 kmSierra County 90 kmNevada County 96 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
6:52 am PST on 18 November 2019 ()
Where
5 km (3 mi) north-northeast of Johnson Lane, NV · earthquakes near Johnson Lane
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
9.7 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Carson City, 9 km NW
Nearest mapped fault
East Carson Valley fault, under 1 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 2551 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Johnson Lane, 5 km away, the estimate is intensity II (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 11 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 21 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 710,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 500,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 45× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 21 lb of TNT

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 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 33 km ENE of this epicentre
  2. 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 30 km S of this epicentre
  3. 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 47 km NNW of this epicentre
  4. 5.5 California-Nevada border region · 43 km ESE of this epicentre
  5. 5.4 13 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 49 km E 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 39.0875, -119.6900. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Carson City, NV 9 km (5 mi) NW earthquakes near Carson City
Douglas County, NV 21 km (13 mi) SSE earthquakes near Douglas County
Storey County, NV 42 km (26 mi) NNE earthquakes near Storey County
Lyon County, NV 43 km (27 mi) E earthquakes near Lyon County
Alpine County, CA 53 km (33 mi) S earthquakes near Alpine County
El Dorado County, CA 80 km (50 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

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

  1. 2.7 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  2. 1.6 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
  3. 1.5 13 km SE of Sparks, Nevada
  4. 1.6 4 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada
  5. 2.4 18km E of Markleeville, CA
  6. 1.8 8 km E of Floriston, California
  7. 1.6 2 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada
  8. 2.1 8 km E of Floriston, California
  9. 1.7 8 km E of Floriston, California
  10. 1.8 8 km E of Floriston, California
  11. 1.8 10 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada
  12. 1.7 5 km ESE of Topaz Lake, Nevada
  13. 2.3 20km E of Markleeville, CA
  14. 2.7 21km E of Markleeville, CA
  15. 1.6 11 km S of Reno, Nevada

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.

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