Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 41 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada on Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 4:53 AM PST (12:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 41 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

Lovelock forecastMore in Nevada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-11-08 12:53:04 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.172° N, 119.146° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.540 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.539 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.739 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.240 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.940 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.837 km NE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.541 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.539 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.941 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.738 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.839 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1416 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.929 km NNE of Herlong, California · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1411 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.811 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.632 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 1394 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.515 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.841 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.642 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.939 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.341 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.140 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.14 km SSE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.729 km ENE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1441 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.514 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1445 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.95 km NW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00850812. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.