M2.7 earthquake 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada on Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 11:35 PM PDT (06:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.42 · 14 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.064 · 32 stations

24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

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

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00778922 (also filed as us6000c8ps). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.