Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada on Sun, Nov 1, 2020, 2:21 PM PST (22:21 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 22:21:23 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.200° N, 119.591° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
26

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.5Northern California · 2154 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2151 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.215km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 2150 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.318km E of Markleeville, CA · 2149 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2149 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Coleville, California · 2143 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.37km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.810 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 2131 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 214
  11. 1.719 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2130 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.29 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.06 km SE of Markleeville, California · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.516 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.53 km NW of Topaz, California · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, California · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.28km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2120 days ago · -2 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.824 km S of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2119 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.78 km WNW of Carson City, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 12
  27. 3.09km S of Truckee, CA · 2107 days ago · -2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 63
  28. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2105 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2104 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.38km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2165 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.24 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.24 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.44 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 22
  7. 2.34 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.84 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.74 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 24
  10. 1.64 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.513 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.010 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.64 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2184 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.77 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 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 nn00781386. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.