Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km WSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Empire, Nevada on Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 9:13 AM PDT (16:13 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 25km WSW of Reederville, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-08-06 16:13:38 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.491° N, 119.593° 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
±0.09
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2248 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.5Nevada · 2248 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.425km WSW of Reederville, NV · 2242 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.79km NNW of Susanville, CA · 2235 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.949 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.29 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.714 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.69 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.721 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2193 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2254 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2262 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2276 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.28 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00765988. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.