Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 77 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 77 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 6:37 PM PST (02:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 62 km SSW of Lund, 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
2020-02-21 02:37:30 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.341° N, 115.796° 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
±0.35
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2412 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.0Nevada · 2387 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.177 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.2Nevada · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.060 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2366 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.762 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.663 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.563 km S of Lund, Nevada · 2357 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.726 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2427 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.388 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.476 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.523 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00717540. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.