Nevada earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 25 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:17 PM PST (04:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:17 PM PST
UTC: 2020-12-27 04:17:10 UTC
Depth: 11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.535° N, 117.735° W
Region: Nevada
Felt reports: 1
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.26 · 14 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.032 · 125 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.26
Station coverage gap: 56°
Stations used: 30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00794857 (also filed as nc73503260, us6000d3bm). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.