Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 36 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada on Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 1:18 AM PST (09:18 UTC), 1 km (1 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-02-11 09:18:37 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.009° N, 114.557° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2422 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.518 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2421 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.829 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2417 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2413 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.532 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.929 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.117 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2395 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2380 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 13
  13. 1.714 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.98 km S of Saint George, Utah · 2374 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.514 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.728 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.544 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.27 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.78 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.17 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.67 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 9
  9. 3.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 14
  10. 1.729 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2438 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.030 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.131 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.825 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.730 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.831 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.710 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716908. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.