Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 45 km NW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Rachel, Nevada on Thu, Jan 29, 2015, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 91 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada. 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
2015-01-29 19:50:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.907° N, 116.141° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.646 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 4263 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.542 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 4260 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 4249 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.727 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 4242 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.491 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 4234 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.830 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 4227 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.530 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 4224 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.427 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 4224 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.236 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 4224 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.639 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.545 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 4268 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.618 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.79 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada · 4272 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.515 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 4276 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.979 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 4277 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.367 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 4282 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 4295 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00479840. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.