Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km W of Lovelock, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km W of Lovelock, Nevada on Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 10:51 AM PST (18:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 53 km SE of Imlay, Nevada. 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
2022-01-20 18:51:43 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.209° N, 118.844° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km ESE of Empire, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.516 km ESE of Empire, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.353 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.94 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.828 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1696 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.510 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.610 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.024 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.95 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.541 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1730 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.814 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.545 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.521 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.322 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00832073. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.