Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SW of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Dayton, Nevada on Tue, Feb 19, 2002, 10:14 PM PST (06:14 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km N of Markleeville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-02-20 06:14:09 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.182° N, 119.664° 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.

Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.37 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.98 km NE of Sierra Brooks, California · 8988 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.47 km E of Sierraville, California · 8987 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.28 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 8987 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Markleeville, California · 8986 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.57 km E of Sierraville, California · 8984 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 8982 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.22 km NNW of Alpine Village, California · 8980 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.47 km WNW of Glenbrook, Nevada · 8978 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.220 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 8971 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.63 km NW of Topaz, California · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.74 km SE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.64 km NW of Topaz, California · 8965 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.42 km N of Markleeville, California · 8956 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.22 km WSW of Mesa Vista, California · 8954 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.816 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.524 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.519 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.016 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.13 km WNW of Markleeville, California · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km ENE of Markleeville, California · 8994 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.69 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 8995 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.96 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 8995 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.04 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 8996 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.313 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8997 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.77 km ENE of Floriston, California · 8998 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.94 km SE of Beckwourth, California · 9000 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.5Nevada · 9000 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.44 km W of Loyalton, California · 9002 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.110 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 9008 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.16 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 9013 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.68 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 9015 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 9016 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.79 km SSE of Walker, California · 9016 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.03 km E of Walker, California · 9017 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.717 km NNE of Fallon, Nevada · 9018 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 9021 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.54 km SE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00044781. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.