M1.6 earthquake 4 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 12:50 AM PST

UTC

2021-01-06 08:50:48 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.389° N, 119.189° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.42

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

17

• Silver Springs, NevadaPopulation 5,296. Forecast4 kmSE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast25 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast56 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast599 kmN

After

1. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 7:30 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
2. 1.931 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 5:26 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.83 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 1:12 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.93 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 3:28 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:12 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:14 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 1:34 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 6:52 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.03km E of Truckee, CASat, Jan 9, 8:17 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.68km N of Truckee, CASun, Jan 10, 6:20 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 10
12. 1.63 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Jan 13, 2:53 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.94 km SSW of Smith Valley, NevadaWed, Jan 13, 8:44 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.56 km NNE of Fish Springs, NevadaFri, Jan 15, 3:21 PM PST · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.530 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 20, 12:08 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.58 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Jan 23, 4:16 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.516 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 7:45 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jan 31, 4:30 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Feb 4, 11:24 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 12:12 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 11:35 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
22. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 6:24 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
23. 1.510 km S of Sparks, NevadaTue, Feb 9, 2:53 AM PST · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.611 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 4:35 AM PST · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Feb 12, 7:31 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
26. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:17 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Feb 16, 6:00 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
28. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, CaliforniaWed, Feb 17, 1:16 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Feb 18, 3:25 PM PST · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
30. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 7:19 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
31. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 12:51 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
32. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
33. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
34. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 10:50 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
35. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 22, 2:34 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
36. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 11:15 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
37. 1.520 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Feb 26, 9:21 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
38. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Mar 2, 6:01 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
39. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Mar 4, 10:34 PM PST · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.522 km E of Schurz, NevadaSat, Mar 6, 9:54 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.1NevadaSat, Mar 6, 11:24 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Jan 5, 2:56 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.722 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 4, 1:32 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 7:50 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NVSat, Jan 2, 7:39 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
5. 1.513 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaFri, Jan 1, 4:43 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.839 km NE of Fallon, NevadaWed, Dec 30, 8:44 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 2:56 AM PST · 2104 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 3:55 PM PST · 2106 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 10:39 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
10. 3.09km S of Truckee, CAFri, Dec 25, 9:54 PM PST · 2107 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 63
11. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 2:24 PM PST · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12
12. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 1:23 PM PST · 2113 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 11:34 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 10:59 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.78 km WNW of Carson City, NevadaSat, Dec 19, 5:05 PM PST · 2113 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.824 km S of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Dec 14, 12:26 AM PST · 2119 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.28km NE of Markleeville, CASun, Dec 13, 7:30 AM PST · 2120 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.53 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 12:56 AM PST · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.516 km E of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Dec 8, 7:31 AM PST · 2125 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
20. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Dec 7, 11:07 PM PST · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00796221. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.