M2.6 earthquake 13 km SSW of Wells, Nevada
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Wells, Nevada on Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 11:24 AM PST (19:24 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-31 19:24:33 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.992° N, 114.998° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.57 · 5 stations |
| 2.5 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.043 · 71 stations |
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
- ±0.57
- Station coverage gap
- 153°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716319 (also filed as us60007lry). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.