M2.1 earthquake 4 km E of Elko, Nevada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km E of Elko, Nevada on Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 12:42 AM PST (08:42 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km SW of Carlin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-23 08:42:56 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.826° N, 115.708° 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
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 155°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.540 km NE of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.613 km SSW of Wells, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.521 km SW of Carlin, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.911 km SSW of Carlin, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.628 km NNW of Osino, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 16
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715736. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.