Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 28 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada on Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 2:21 AM PDT (09:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-10-24 09:21:25 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.840° N, 115.133° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Nevada · 8744 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.038 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8740 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.940 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8737 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.35 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.920 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.430 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8734 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.541 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8733 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.673 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8717 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.149 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8716 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.636 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 8711 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.58 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8709 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.76 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8709 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.729 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 8697 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.033 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 8695 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.712 km NW of Hiko, Nevada · 8692 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8689 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.659 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8688 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.621 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8749 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.79 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8752 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.847 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8756 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.423 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8758 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.041 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 8765 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.937 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.826 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 8770 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.937 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8776 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00058074. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.