M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 7:17 PM PDT

UTC

2020-03-21 02:17:48 UTC

Depth

9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.123° N, 119.738° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

16

• Carson City, NevadaPopulation 58,639. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast46 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast579 kmNNW

After

1. 2.55km NW of Cold Springs, NVFri, Mar 20, 10:44 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 25
2. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 11:45 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
3. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaSat, Mar 21, 7:53 PM PDT · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 343
4. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaSun, Mar 22, 4:12 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaSun, Mar 22, 9:13 PM PDT · 2384 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
6. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Mar 24, 10:43 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
7. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Mar 24, 11:31 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 46
8. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaThu, Mar 26, 5:44 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaThu, Mar 26, 10:28 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaSat, Mar 28, 4:34 AM PDT · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, NevadaTue, Mar 31, 4:49 AM PDT · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaWed, Apr 1, 8:30 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaWed, Apr 1, 7:35 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaWed, Apr 1, 8:44 PM PDT · 2374 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Apr 3, 7:00 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CASat, Apr 4, 4:42 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.522km N of Bridgeport, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:14 PM PDT · 2366 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, NevadaWed, Apr 15, 6:11 PM PDT · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
19. 1.6NevadaThu, Apr 16, 6:09 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.120km N of Bridgeport, CAFri, Apr 17, 6:27 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.220km ESE of Markleeville, CATue, Apr 21, 12:55 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
22. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:28 AM PDT · 2353 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
23. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NVFri, Apr 24, 7:50 PM PDT · 2351 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.825km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CAFri, May 1, 10:20 PM PDT · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 16
25. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, NevadaFri, May 1, 11:00 PM PDT · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, NevadaSat, May 2, 3:24 AM PDT · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
27. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, NevadaTue, May 5, 2:34 PM PDT · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
28. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, NevadaTue, May 5, 2:53 PM PDT · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
29. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, NevadaWed, May 6, 6:41 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.516km W of Truckee, CAWed, May 13, 3:57 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
31. 2.18km WNW of Bridgeport, CATue, May 19, 10:54 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 7:16 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 7:02 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
3. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 6:33 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4,857
4. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Mar 19, 11:02 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.212km NNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Mar 18, 2:53 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.65 km ENE of Lemmon Valley, NevadaTue, Mar 17, 8:11 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, NevadaSun, Mar 15, 7:14 AM PDT · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.83 km ENE of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Mar 12, 10:02 PM PDT · 2394 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Mar 12, 5:58 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, NevadaThu, Mar 12, 3:01 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.85 km SW of Cold Springs, NevadaThu, Mar 12, 12:14 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.817km NNW of Truckee, CATue, Mar 10, 9:32 PM PDT · 2396 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
13. 2.418km NNW of Truckee, CATue, Mar 10, 6:31 PM PDT · 2396 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 14
14. 3.717km NNW of Truckee, CATue, Mar 10, 6:17 PM PDT · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 532
15. 2.412km NW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Mar 4, 5:06 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.56 km SW of Cold Springs, NevadaWed, Mar 4, 1:32 AM PST · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.06 km SW of Cold Springs, NevadaWed, Mar 4, 1:24 AM PST · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaTue, Mar 3, 10:05 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NVWed, Feb 26, 10:44 AM PST · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
20. 2.322km SW of Whitehawk, CASun, Feb 23, 1:12 AM PST · 2413 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00719682. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.