Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada on Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 5:25 PM PDT (00:25 UTC), 7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-10-24 00:25:31 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.199° N, 119.597° 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
66°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2165 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.38km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.94 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2161 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.5Northern California · 2154 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2151 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.215km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 2150 days ago · -2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.318km E of Markleeville, CA · 2149 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2149 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.62 km SSW of Coleville, California · 2143 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.37km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.810 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 2131 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 214
  15. 1.719 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2130 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.29 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.06 km SE of Markleeville, California · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.516 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2124 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.53 km NW of Topaz, California · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, California · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.28km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2119 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.824 km S of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2119 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.78 km WNW of Carson City, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 2.24 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.44 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 22
  3. 2.34 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  4. 1.84 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.74 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 24
  6. 1.64 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.74 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.513 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2184 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.77 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.418km E of Markleeville, CA · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00780152. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.