Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada on Wed, Jan 22, 2020, 4:15 PM PST (00:15 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km E of Panaca, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-01-23 00:15:46 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.781° N, 115.081° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.831 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.730 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.825 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.131 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.030 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.729 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2438 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 14
  16. 3.67 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
  17. 3.17 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.78 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.27 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.544 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.728 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2431 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.726 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2429 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.236 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2426 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.829 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2417 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2413 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2413 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.532 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.929 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2454 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2455 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.230 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2460 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.634 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.917 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2465 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715671. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.