Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada on Mon, Dec 23, 2024, 11:42 AM PST (19:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km ESE of Hawthorne, 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
2024-12-23 19:42:29 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.111° N, 119.033° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.718 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.317 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.918 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.517 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 649 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 648 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.118 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 647 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.85 km WSW of Walker, California · 646 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 646 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 646 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.021 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 646 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.721 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 646 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.322 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 646 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.620 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.724 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 645 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.922 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.222 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 645 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.720 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.621 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.021 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 644 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.617 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.911 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.924 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 643 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.623 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 643 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.510 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 643 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.714 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 643 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.722 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 643 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.522 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 643 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.52 km SE of Coleville, California · 643 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.320 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.720 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.220 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.020 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.320 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.920 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.019 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.820 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.711 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 642 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.920 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.811 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 642 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 642 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.221 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 641 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.611 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 641 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.122 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.111 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 641 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.922 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.517 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 641 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.521 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 641 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.119 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 641 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.719 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 640 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.520 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 639 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.917 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 639 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.623 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.511 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 638 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.217 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.911 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 638 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.623 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 638 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.524 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.620 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.920 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.526 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.222 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.627 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.527 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.221 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 650 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.123 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.527 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.823 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.023 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.719 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.320 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 652 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 652 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.019 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 653 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.624 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 653 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00890397. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.