Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 72 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 72 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada on Sun, Sep 29, 2002, 10:13 AM PDT (17:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 30 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

Tonopah forecastMore in Nevada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-09-29 17:13:08 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.433° N, 116.549° 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
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8748 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.625 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8746 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.373 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.430 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.541 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8733 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.673 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8717 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.149 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8716 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.971 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.972 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8778 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 8778 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.531 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8780 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.073 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 8781 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.9Nevada · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.071 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8792 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.079 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 8796 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.630 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8799 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00057012. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.