Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada on Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 1:12 AM PDT (08:12 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km E of Fernley, 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
2020-06-16 08:12:17 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.647° N, 119.331° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.714 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.414 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 21
  6. 2.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2293 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2293 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.612 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.611 km S of Reno, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.215 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2284 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.08km SSW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2280 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.28 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2276 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2274 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2274 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 28
  21. 2.116km NW of Truckee, CA · 2266 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.615km NW of Truckee, CA · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2262 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.519 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2256 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.123 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2249 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.520km NW of Truckee, CA · 2248 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.5Nevada · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2304 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.815km NW of Truckee, CA · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.815km NW of Truckee, CA · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 17
  4. 2.23km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2317 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.215km NW of Truckee, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00749177. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.