Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SSE of Golden Valley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Golden Valley, Nevada on Fri, Feb 21, 2020, 9:36 PM PST (05:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-02-22 05:36:15 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.600° N, 119.817° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 2413 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.06 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.56 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.717km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 532
  8. 2.418km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.817km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 12
  10. 1.85 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Markleeville, California · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.35km NNE of Little Grass Valley, CA · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Lemmon Valley, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.910km N of Spring Garden, CA · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4,857
  19. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.55km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 25
  23. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 343
  25. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
  27. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 46
  29. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.6Nevada · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.74km N of Dollar Point, CA · 2417 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 17
  2. 2.88km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 2418 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 17
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Truckee, California · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00717621. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.