Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km ENE of Shoshone, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Shoshone, California on Sun, Feb 10, 2002, 2:57 PM PST (22:57 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23km S of Furnace Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-02-10 22:57:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.025° N, 116.106° 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
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.924km SSW of Tecopa, CA · 8996 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.223km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.224km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.822 km S of Furnace Creek, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.224km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.522 km S of Furnace Creek, California · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.645 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8982 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.227km NE of Fort Irwin, CA · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.726km S of Tecopa, California · 8981 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.424km SSW of Tecopa, California · 8981 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.526km S of Tecopa, California · 8980 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.546 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8968 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.532 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8960 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.541 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8950 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.941km WSW of Tecopa, California · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.68km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 9005 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.545 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.925 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 9010 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.545 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9019 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.445 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.045 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.645 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9024 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.652 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9027 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00044387. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.