M1.7 earthquake Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, May 20, 2002, 2:49 AM PDT

UTC

2002-05-20 09:49:20 UTC

Depth

9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.420° N, 119.572° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

156°

Stations used

12

• Virginia City, NevadaPopulation 855. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Sparks, NevadaPopulation 96,094. Forecast20 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast24 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast608 kmN

After

1. 3.014 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 1:49 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.713 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 1:51 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.612 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 2:10 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.213 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 2:27 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, May 24, 2:00 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.36 km WNW of Sierra City, CaliforniaFri, May 24, 5:54 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.66 km SE of Dollar Point, CaliforniaSat, May 25, 2:58 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 3:04 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.519 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 9:20 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.67 km N of Incline Village, NevadaTue, May 28, 6:32 AM PDT · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.121 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, May 31, 6:22 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.57 km E of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 3:44 PM PDT · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.53 km NNW of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, May 31, 9:20 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.310 km ESE of Carson City, NevadaMon, Jun 17, 9:20 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.78 km ENE of Carson City, NevadaWed, Jun 19, 7:50 AM PDT · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.23 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 11:13 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.48 km E of Sierra Brooks, CaliforniaFri, Jun 28, 4:55 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.59 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaMon, Jul 1, 2:31 PM PDT · 8862 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.037 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Jul 3, 6:59 PM PDT · 8860 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.221 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Jul 7, 6:55 PM PDT · 8856 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.510 km SSE of Carter Springs, NevadaMon, Jul 8, 3:25 PM PDT · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.916 km NE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Jul 9, 11:31 AM PDT · 8854 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
24. 2.35 km SW of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Jul 11, 12:40 AM PDT · 8852 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.79 km WNW of Wadsworth, NevadaMon, Jul 15, 6:20 PM PDT · 8848 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.96 km NE of Graniteville, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 4:49 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 1.95 km S of Sierra City, CaliforniaFri, May 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.63 km NW of Carter Springs, NevadaThu, May 16, 11:25 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.55 km SE of Soda Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 16, 7:55 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.214 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, May 16, 7:19 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.66 km NNW of Kingvale, CaliforniaThu, May 16, 5:17 PM PDT · 8908 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.57 km E of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 12:50 AM PDT · 8909 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.37 km ESE of Johnson Lane, NevadaTue, May 14, 4:55 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.19 km ENE of Johnson Lane, NevadaTue, May 14, 4:06 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.314 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 12:41 AM PDT · 8911 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.78 km WNW of South Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaThu, May 9, 11:17 PM PDT · 8914 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.78 km SW of Smith Valley, NevadaWed, May 8, 11:32 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.915 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaWed, May 8, 7:51 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.75 km NE of Calpine, CaliforniaWed, May 8, 7:30 AM PDT · 8916 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.37 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 11:35 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.08 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 11:26 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.47 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 11:07 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.37 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 10:53 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.37 km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 12:21 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.732 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Apr 26, 4:43 PM PDT · 8928 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.37 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 10:48 PM PDT · 8929 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00048652. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.