Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Sat, Feb 15, 2020, 8:58 AM PST (16:58 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 30km SE of Bodie, CA. 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
2020-02-15 16:58:18 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.655° N, 118.786° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
5

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.727 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.616km SW of Bodie, CA · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2417 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2416 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.410km N of Lee Vining, CA · 2411 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2410 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.235 km NNE of Benton, California · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.634 km N of Benton, California · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.834 km NNE of Benton, California · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2409 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.734 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.530 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.836 km NNE of Benton, California · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.835 km N of Benton, California · 2405 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.834 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.534 km N of Benton, California · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.514 km ENE of Mono City, California · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.854 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.412km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 2403 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.936 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2399 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.934 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2399 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.636 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.735 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.035 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.633 km NNE of Benton, California · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.83 km ENE of Markleeville, California · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.836 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2391 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.135 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2391 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2391 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.627 km NW of Benton, California · 2390 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.135 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.212km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2389 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.635 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4,857
  45. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.635 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 343
  51. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 8
  53. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.326 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.815 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.033km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2426 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.718 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.23 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.66 km SE of Walker, California · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.64 km SE of Walker, California · 2438 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.96 km SE of Walker, California · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.86 km ESE of Walker, California · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.218 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.023 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.97km W of Bodie, CA · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00717209. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.