Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 78 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 78 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada on Sat, Aug 2, 2025, 12:47 PM PDT (19:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 83 km WSW of Preston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-08-02 19:47:25 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.469° N, 116.492° 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
±0.40
Station coverage gap
155°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.677 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 425 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.677 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 425 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.176 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 425 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.079 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 424 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.776 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 424 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.781 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 424 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.776 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 422 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.676 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 422 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.974 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 420 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.877 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 420 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.078 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 419 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 415 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.978 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 411 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.683 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 408 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.379 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 400 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.660 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 392 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.287 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 382 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.783 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.684 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 379 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.669 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 375 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.271 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 374 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.577 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 365 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.875 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 365 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.676 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 365 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.878 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 425 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.579 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 425 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.065 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 429 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.680 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 432 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.688 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 433 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.879 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 434 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.378 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 434 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.277 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 434 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.578 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 434 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.856 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 435 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.781 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 435 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.878 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 435 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.878 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 435 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.478 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 435 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.668 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 444 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.576 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 450 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.844 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 454 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00901988. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.