Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Carson City, Nevada on Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 6:11 PM PDT (01:11 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 21km SW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-04-16 01:11:12 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.120° N, 119.728° 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
±0.41
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Nevada · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.120km N of Bridgeport, CA · 2359 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.220km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 2355 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 2353 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NV · 2352 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.825km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 2345 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 16
  7. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.516km W of Truckee, CA · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.18km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.327km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.218km E of Markleeville, CA · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.215km NW of Truckee, CA · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.58 km N of Bridgeport, California · 2320 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2316 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.23km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.818 km E of Foresthill, California · 2309 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.815km NW of Truckee, CA · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 17
  22. 1.815km NW of Truckee, CA · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.012 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2303 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.021km SW of Smith Valley, NV · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.522km N of Bridgeport, CA · 2366 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 46
  12. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 343
  16. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.55km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 25
  18. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00722636. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC.