M1.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Carlin, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Carlin, Nevada on Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 1:33 PM PST (21:33 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km SW of Carlin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-17 21:33:55 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.642° N, 116.162° 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
- ±1.25
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14 km E of Elko, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.540 km NE of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.521 km SW of Carlin, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.911 km SSW of Carlin, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.628 km NNW of Osino, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 16
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715606. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.