Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km ESE of Smith, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Smith, Nevada on Fri, Jan 5, 2024, 2:04 AM PST (10:04 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-01-05 10:04:51 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.788° N, 119.270° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1003 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Smith, Nevada · 1003 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Floriston, California · 1001 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.228 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1000 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.815 km SSW of Walker, CA · 999 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 995 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.328 km SE of Bodie, CA · 994 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Walker, California · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.72 km WSW of Walker, California · 990 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.78 km ENE of Floriston, California · 989 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.71 km NNW of Walker, California · 988 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.52 km NW of Walker, California · 988 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.54 km SW of Topaz, California · 988 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.63 km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.822 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.60 km WSW of Coleville, California · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.920 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 985 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 985 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 984 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.211 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 13
  23. 2.111 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.411 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.811 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 983 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.06 km SW of Walker, CA · 983 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.910 km WSW of Kirkwood, CA · 983 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 3.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 940
  31. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.65 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.36 km NNW of Bodie, CA · 973 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.81 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 972 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 970 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.611 km W of Bridgeport, California · 970 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 87
  39. 1.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  40. 3.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 391
  41. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 11
  42. 1.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.61 km SSW of Coleville, California · 964 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.732 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.59 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.611 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 960 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 959 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.412 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.011 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.511 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.56 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.712 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.912 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 954 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.53 km ENE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.60 km ESE of Coleville, California · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.617 km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.116 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 945 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.012 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km E of Smith, Nevada · 1004 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.828 km SE of Bodie, CA · 1006 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1006 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.712 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.534 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1008 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.97 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.52 km SW of Walker, California · 1008 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.72 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.82 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.62 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.62 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.92 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  15. 1.92 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 23
  16. 1.67 km SE of Markleeville, California · 1010 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.79 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1012 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.02 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1014 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.53 km N of Reno, Nevada · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.52 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00871330. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.