Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 76 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 76 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada on Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 10:35 PM PST (06:35 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-01-24 06:35:22 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.296° N, 116.029° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.388 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.726 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2414 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2396 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2391 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.0Nevada · 2390 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2457 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.056 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2459 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.961 km W of Preston, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715783. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.