Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada on Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 10:10 AM PST (18:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9km S of Truckee, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-12-02 18:10:11 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.552° N, 119.488° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.29 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.516 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2124 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.817 km ENE of Doyle, California · 2124 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, California · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.28km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2119 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.824 km S of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2119 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.78 km WNW of Carson City, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 12
  15. 3.09km S of Truckee, CA · 2107 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 63
  16. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2105 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2104 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.839 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2102 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.513 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.628 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.64 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.83 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.93 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.03km E of Truckee, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.68km N of Truckee, CA · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  36. 1.94 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.56 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.810 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 2131 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 214
  2. 2.37km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.721 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2140 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.318km E of Markleeville, CA · 2149 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.215km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 2150 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2151 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.5Northern California · 2154 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00788126. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.