M1.5 earthquake Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 4:37 AM PDT

UTC

2020-08-08 11:37:56 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.026° N, 119.604° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

16

• Doyle, CaliforniaPopulation 678. Forecast43 kmE
• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast43 kmNNE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast58 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast675 kmN

After

1. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Aug 14, 10:39 PM PDT · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.88 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 10:37 PM PDT · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, NevadaWed, Aug 19, 4:36 PM PDT · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, NevadaThu, Aug 20, 3:52 AM PDT · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.78 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Aug 27, 7:42 AM PDT · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.18 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Sep 4, 2:29 PM PDT · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.87km N of Greenhorn, CAMon, Sep 7, 3:44 AM PDT · 2217 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.88 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaWed, Sep 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.29 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, NevadaTue, Sep 15, 11:22 AM PDT · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.95km NNE of Greenhorn, CAWed, Sep 16, 2:44 PM PDT · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.714 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Sep 19, 12:05 PM PDT · 2204 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
12. 1.69 km W of Burning Man Earth, NevadaMon, Sep 21, 7:57 AM PDT · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.721 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Oct 1, 5:57 PM PDT · 2192 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Aug 8, 3:56 AM PDT · 2247 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.520km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Aug 7, 11:08 PM PDT · 2247 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, NevadaFri, Aug 7, 9:45 PM PDT · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.123 km WSW of Empire, NevadaThu, Aug 6, 9:13 AM PDT · 2248 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.214km SW of Whitehawk, CASun, Aug 2, 8:27 PM PDT · 2252 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 9:42 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 9:34 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 3:26 AM PDT · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 24, 4:04 PM PDT · 2261 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:08 AM PDT · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.615km NW of Truckee, CATue, Jul 21, 4:42 AM PDT · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.116km NW of Truckee, CAMon, Jul 20, 3:18 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jul 12, 7:56 PM PDT · 2273 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 28
14. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jul 12, 2:31 PM PDT · 2273 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 11:32 AM PDT · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 11:32 AM PDT · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00766381. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.