M2.4 earthquake Nevada

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Nov 20, 2002, 8:21 PM PST

UTC

2002-11-21 04:21:25 UTC

Depth

11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.386° N, 119.175° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

70°

Stations used

20

• Silver Springs, NevadaPopulation 5,296. Forecast5 kmSE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast26 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast57 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast599 kmN

After

1. 1.55 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 11:47 PM PST · 8719 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
2. 3.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 11:51 PM PST · 8719 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.55 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 21, 12:00 AM PST · 8719 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 21, 12:03 AM PST · 8719 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.76 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 21, 3:48 AM PST · 8719 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.64 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Nov 21, 6:54 AM PST · 8719 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.55 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 21, 1:41 PM PST · 8719 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.55 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaFri, Nov 22, 3:18 AM PST · 8718 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.86 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaFri, Nov 22, 5:34 AM PST · 8718 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.58 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaSun, Nov 24, 1:42 PM PST · 8716 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.636 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 27, 4:31 AM PST · 8713 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.75 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaFri, Nov 29, 5:55 PM PST · 8711 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
13. 3.08 km NW of Topaz Lake, NevadaSat, Nov 30, 7:12 PM PST · 8709 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.88 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaSun, Dec 1, 11:29 PM PST · 8708 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.37 km WSW of Floriston, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 4:16 PM PST · 8707 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.84 km S of Floriston, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 10:12 AM PST · 8706 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.5California-Nevada border regionFri, Dec 6, 9:23 AM PST · 8704 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.65 km SSW of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Dec 13, 11:09 AM PST · 8697 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.427 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Dec 14, 10:47 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
20. 3.627 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaSat, Dec 14, 6:30 PM PST · 8695 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
21. 2.527 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 3:33 AM PST · 8695 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.55 km NE of Markleeville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 1:12 PM PST · 8695 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.810 km ENE of Silver Springs, NevadaSat, Dec 21, 12:16 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
24. 2.628 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 10:37 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
25. 2.51 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 7:46 AM PST · 8686 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.7NevadaSat, Dec 28, 9:19 AM PST · 8682 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
27. 2.038 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 5:54 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.526 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Jan 7, 1:41 AM PST · 8672 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.63 km NNW of Carter Springs, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 8:21 AM PST · 8671 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 1.75 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 7:51 PM PST · 8719 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 7:23 PM PST · 8719 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.05 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 6:08 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.95 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 6:02 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.85 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 6:01 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.57 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 5:13 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.76 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 5:05 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.84 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 5:03 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.65 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 4:57 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.26 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 4:49 PM PST · 8720 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.18 km N of Truckee, CaliforniaTue, Nov 19, 1:48 AM PST · 8721 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.711 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Nov 14, 2:50 PM PST · 8726 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.53 km WSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 8, 11:35 PM PST · 8731 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.14 km WSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Nov 7, 7:18 AM PST · 8733 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.6California-Nevada border regionTue, Nov 5, 9:05 PM PST · 8734 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.58 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 4, 1:13 PM PST · 8736 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.58 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 4, 9:57 AM PST · 8736 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.83 km W of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaWed, Oct 30, 8:12 AM PST · 8741 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.720 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Oct 30, 1:26 AM PST · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.61 km NE of Golden Valley, NevadaWed, Oct 23, 12:29 AM PDT · 8748 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00059467. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.