Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 77 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 77 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Fri, Apr 3, 2020, 4:44 PM PDT (23:44 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-04-03 23:44:08 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.341° N, 115.816° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
18

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.2Nevada · 2368 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.060 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.762 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2366 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.663 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2365 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.563 km S of Lund, Nevada · 2358 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.758 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2348 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.759 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2346 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.695 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.765 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.691 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.0Nevada · 2388 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.815 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.550 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00721076. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.