Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada on Sat, May 2, 2020, 3:24 AM PDT (10:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5km NE of East Quincy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-02 10:24:04 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.599° N, 119.804° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.516km W of Truckee, CA · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  5. 3.15km NE of East Quincy, CA · 2331 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 38
  6. 2.215km NW of Truckee, CA · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2317 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.23km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.818 km E of Foresthill, California · 2310 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNW of Greenhorn, California · 2307 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.815km NW of Truckee, CA · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 17
  12. 1.815km NW of Truckee, CA · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.012 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2303 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.54 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2300 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.714 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.414 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 21
  20. 2.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.612 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.611 km S of Reno, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.68 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2286 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.825km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 2345 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 16
  3. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NV · 2352 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.6Nevada · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00724259. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.