Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 77 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 77 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 2:44 AM PST (10:44 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-01-25 10:44:26 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.338° N, 115.788° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
9

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.388 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2429 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.726 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2427 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2411 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.0Nevada · 2387 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.476 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.523 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2453 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2454 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.056 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2455 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.961 km W of Preston, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715871. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 AM UTC.