M2.8 earthquake 31 km SW of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Hiko, Nevada on Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 9:33 AM PST (17:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 21 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.027 · 174 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715882 (also filed as us60007ft3). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.