Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 8:33 PM PDT (03:33 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-19 03:33:35 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.330° N, 115.820° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Nevada · 2387 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.177 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.2Nevada · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.060 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2366 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.762 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.663 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.563 km S of Lund, Nevada · 2356 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.758 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.759 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.695 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.765 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2411 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00719481. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.