M2.5 earthquake 50 km N of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 50 km N of Hiko, Nevada on Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 8:15 AM PDT (15:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 62 km SSW of Lund, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.3 · 7 stations
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.064 · 32 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 nn00719063 (also filed as us60008grc). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.