M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Nixon, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 3:52 AM PDT

UTC

2020-08-20 10:52:15 UTC

Depth

9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.768° N, 119.464° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

13

• Wadsworth, NevadaPopulation 834. Forecast21 kmNW
• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast25 kmENE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast40 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast645 kmN

After

1. 1.78 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Aug 27, 7:42 AM PDT · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.18 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Sep 4, 2:29 PM PDT · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.88 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaWed, Sep 9, 4:26 AM PDT · 2214 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.714 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Sep 19, 12:05 PM PDT · 2204 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
5. 1.721 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Oct 1, 5:57 PM PDT · 2192 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.513 km SE of Sparks, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 12:04 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
7. 1.74 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 11:05 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.64 km S of Dayton, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 2:04 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.74 km S of Dayton, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 11:35 PM PDT · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 24
10. 1.84 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 11:57 PM PDT · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
11. 2.34 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Oct 16, 8:25 AM PDT · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 8
12. 2.44 km E of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Oct 16, 1:29 PM PDT · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 22
13. 1.516 km ENE of Doyle, CaliforniaSat, Oct 17, 3:48 AM PDT · 2176 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, NevadaWed, Aug 19, 4:36 PM PDT · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.88 km E of Floriston, CaliforniaSat, Aug 15, 10:37 PM PDT · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Aug 14, 10:39 PM PDT · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
4. 1.5NevadaSat, Aug 8, 4:37 AM PDT · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Aug 8, 3:56 AM PDT · 2246 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.520km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Aug 7, 11:08 PM PDT · 2247 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, NevadaFri, Aug 7, 9:45 PM PDT · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
8. 2.123 km WSW of Empire, NevadaThu, Aug 6, 9:13 AM PDT · 2248 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 9:42 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 9:34 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
11. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 3:26 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.519 km NE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Jul 30, 5:48 AM PDT · 2255 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 24, 4:04 PM PDT · 2261 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CAThu, Jul 23, 12:08 AM PDT · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.615km NW of Truckee, CATue, Jul 21, 4:42 AM PDT · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00768864. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.