Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km E of Panaca, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Panaca, Nevada on Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 9:26 PM PST (05:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 25 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-02-04 05:26:12 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.788° N, 114.308° 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
±0.47
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.544 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.726 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.236 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2428 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.98 km WSW of New Harmony, Utah · 2427 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.518 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2423 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.532 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2400 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.117 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2397 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2396 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.712 km NNW of New Harmony, Utah · 2388 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.532 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.028 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.731 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 13
  16. 1.714 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.514 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.27 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.78 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.17 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.67 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  7. 3.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  8. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.825 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.112 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2447 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.523 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2448 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.011 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.413 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2448 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716515. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.