Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada on Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 6:53 PM PST (02:53 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 31 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-02-09 02:53:41 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.826° N, 115.148° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2416 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2412 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2412 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.532 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.929 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 13
  14. 1.714 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.177 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.514 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.728 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2431 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.544 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2431 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.27 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.78 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.17 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.67 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9
  11. 3.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 14
  12. 1.729 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.030 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.131 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.825 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.730 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716808. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.