M1.9 earthquake Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sun, Dec 6, 2020, 10:55 PM PST (06:55 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-12-07 06:55:55 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.361° N, 115.817° 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
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 177°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.642 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2115 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.672 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 2111 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.769 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.791 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2078 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00790405. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.