M2.0 earthquake 18 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, May 6, 2020, 6:41 AM PDT

UTC

2020-05-06 13:41:15 UTC

Depth

12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.024° N, 119.376° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

22

• Yerington, NevadaPopulation 3,064. Forecast19 kmWNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast35 kmENE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast68 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast562 kmN

After

1. 2.516km W of Truckee, CAWed, May 13, 3:57 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
2. 1.9California-Nevada border regionFri, May 15, 12:08 PM PDT · 2332 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.18km WNW of Bridgeport, CATue, May 19, 10:54 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.327km NW of Bridgeport, CATue, May 19, 11:57 PM PDT · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.218km E of Markleeville, CAWed, May 20, 2:08 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.215km NW of Truckee, CAThu, May 21, 3:33 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.620 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 3:05 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.532 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, May 26, 1:12 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.58 km N of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 6:08 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.18km N of Truckee, CASat, May 30, 1:31 AM PDT · 2317 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.23km NE of Dollar Point, CASun, May 31, 1:09 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.62 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Jun 5, 12:56 AM PDT · 2311 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.815km NW of Truckee, CAThu, Jun 11, 10:05 AM PDT · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 17
14. 1.815km NW of Truckee, CAThu, Jun 11, 10:14 AM PDT · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.012 km E of Fernley, NevadaFri, Jun 12, 3:09 AM PDT · 2304 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
16. 3.021km SW of Smith Valley, NVSat, Jun 13, 11:16 AM PDT · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.99km ESE of Bridgeport, CAMon, Jun 15, 6:21 AM PDT · 2301 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.54 km WNW of Wadsworth, NevadaTue, Jun 16, 1:12 AM PDT · 2300 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.18km N of Truckee, CASun, Jun 21, 10:53 AM PDT · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.714 km E of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jun 21, 12:09 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
21. 2.414 km E of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jun 21, 1:36 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.813 km E of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jun 21, 1:51 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
23. 2.614 km E of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jun 21, 2:01 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 21
24. 2.513 km E of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jun 21, 2:59 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
25. 2.112 km E of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jun 23, 7:03 AM PDT · 2293 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
26. 1.813 km E of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jun 23, 6:45 PM PDT · 2293 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
27. 1.814 km E of Fernley, NevadaWed, Jun 24, 4:38 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
28. 1.614 km E of Fernley, NevadaWed, Jun 24, 5:03 PM PDT · 2292 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.612 km E of Fernley, NevadaThu, Jun 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.52 km S of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Jun 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 2290 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.611 km S of Reno, NevadaFri, Jun 26, 3:15 PM PDT · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
32. 2.721km E of Markleeville, CASat, Jun 27, 1:06 PM PDT · 2289 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
33. 2.320km E of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 1, 7:46 PM PDT · 2284 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
34. 2.215 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaThu, Jul 2, 4:44 PM PDT · 2284 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
35. 2.330 km W of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jul 3, 12:18 AM PDT · 2283 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, NevadaTue, May 5, 2:53 PM PDT · 2342 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, NevadaTue, May 5, 2:34 PM PDT · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, NevadaSat, May 2, 3:24 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, NevadaFri, May 1, 11:00 PM PDT · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.825km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CAFri, May 1, 10:20 PM PDT · 2345 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 16
6. 2.05km NE of Bridgeport, CASat, Apr 25, 1:31 PM PDT · 2352 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NVFri, Apr 24, 7:50 PM PDT · 2352 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CAThu, Apr 23, 6:28 AM PDT · 2354 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.96km W of Bodie, CAWed, Apr 22, 7:40 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.515 km ESE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Apr 22, 7:37 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.220km ESE of Markleeville, CATue, Apr 21, 12:55 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Apr 20, 9:04 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.120km N of Bridgeport, CAFri, Apr 17, 6:27 PM PDT · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.628 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Apr 16, 8:37 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.6NevadaThu, Apr 16, 6:09 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, NevadaWed, Apr 15, 6:11 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.522km N of Bridgeport, CAFri, Apr 10, 2:14 PM PDT · 2367 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.04km SW of Bridgeport, CAThu, Apr 9, 8:30 PM PDT · 2367 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.814km SSW of Bridgeport, CATue, Apr 7, 9:49 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00724570. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.