M2.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Kingvale, California

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Oct 12, 2020, 8:39 AM PDT

UTC

2020-10-12 15:39:44 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.230° N, 120.476° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

23

• Truckee, CaliforniaPopulation 16,299. Forecast27 kmWSW
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast66 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast609 kmNNW

After

1. 1.513 km SE of Sparks, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 12:04 PM PDT · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.74 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 11:05 PM PDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.64 km S of Dayton, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 2:04 AM PDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.74 km S of Dayton, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 11:35 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 24
5. 1.84 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 11:57 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
6. 2.08km ESE of Challenge-Brownsville, CAFri, Oct 16, 5:15 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.34 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Oct 16, 8:25 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
8. 2.44 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Oct 16, 1:29 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 22
9. 2.24 km S of Dayton, NevadaFri, Oct 23, 7:54 AM PDT · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.24 km S of Dayton, NevadaFri, Oct 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, NevadaWed, Oct 28, 11:36 PM PDT · 2166 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
12. 2.38km NE of Markleeville, CASat, Oct 31, 5:47 PM PDT · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.94 km S of Dayton, NevadaSun, Nov 1, 2:21 PM PST · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaMon, Nov 2, 2:54 PM PST · 2161 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 5, 5:13 AM PST · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.5Northern CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 3:13 PM PST · 2155 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.46km SSE of Challenge-Brownsville, CAMon, Nov 9, 10:04 PM PST · 2154 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 290
18. 1.93km NNW of Johnsville, CATue, Nov 10, 9:22 AM PST · 2154 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.215km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NVThu, Nov 12, 2:42 PM PST · 2151 days ago · -2 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.318km E of Markleeville, CAFri, Nov 13, 10:59 AM PST · 2151 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.920km SW of Whitehawk, CASat, Nov 21, 9:20 AM PST · 2143 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
22. 2.37km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NVSun, Nov 22, 8:49 PM PST · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
23. 3.810 km N of Stagecoach, NevadaTue, Dec 1, 3:10 PM PST · 2132 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 214
24. 1.719 km WSW of Wadsworth, NevadaWed, Dec 2, 10:10 AM PST · 2132 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.06 km SE of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 8:11 PM PST · 2126 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 1:31 AM PST · 2123 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 2.418km E of Markleeville, CASun, Oct 4, 6:54 PM PDT · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.28km ESE of Challenge-Brownsville, CASat, Sep 26, 6:24 PM PDT · 2198 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.95km NNE of Greenhorn, CAWed, Sep 16, 2:44 PM PDT · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.76km NNE of East Quincy, CAMon, Sep 14, 4:16 AM PDT · 2211 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00778403. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.