Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada on Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 11:26 PM PDT (06:26 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-04-21 06:26:06 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.477° N, 119.459° 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
177°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km N of Truckee, California · 8929 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.732 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 8928 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.634 km ENE of Herlong, California · 8925 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNE of Tahoe Vista, California · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.37 km S of Markleeville, California · 8920 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.47 km S of Markleeville, California · 8920 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.37 km S of Markleeville, California · 8920 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.75 km NE of Calpine, California · 8916 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.78 km SW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.78 km WNW of South Lake Tahoe, California · 8914 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.19 km ENE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.37 km ESE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.57 km E of Coleville, California · 8909 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.66 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 8908 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.55 km SE of Soda Springs, California · 8907 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.63 km NW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 8907 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.7Nevada · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.014 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 8902 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.612 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 8902 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.213 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.66 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 8899 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8898 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8898 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.519 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.67 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.121 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 8893 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.57 km E of Sierraville, California · 8893 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.53 km NNW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.310 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada · 8876 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.78 km ENE of Carson City, Nevada · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km WNW of Markleeville, California · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.016 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.019 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 8941 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.531 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 8948 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.524 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.816 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.22 km WSW of Mesa Vista, California · 8953 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.42 km N of Markleeville, California · 8956 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00047581. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.