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M 2.6md

Earthquake near Gardnerville Ranchos, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Gardnerville Ranchos in the 24 hours to 10:37 pm PST (06:37 UTC). The last one was M 2.9, 30 km (18 mi) W, at 11:58 pm PDT on 2 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 85 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Gardnerville Ranchos

This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 16 km (10 mi) south of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV, at 8:50 pm PST on 10 February 2019 (04:50 UTC), less than 1 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 9km NE of Markleeville, CA

90 km (56 mi) S of Reno, NV · 46 km (28 mi) S of Carson, NV

8:50 pm PST, Feb 10, 2019 · · -1.2 km deep · released about 230 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Gardnerville Ranchos Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Alpine County 15 kmDouglas County 20 kmCarson City 46 kmLyon County 55 kmEl Dorado County 71 kmStorey County 79 kmTuolumne County 83 kmAmador County 88 kmPlacer County 94 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
8:50 pm PST on 10 February 2019 ()
Where
16 km (10 mi) south of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV · earthquakes near Gardnerville Ranchos
Magnitude
M 2.6 (md)
Depth
-1.2 km below the surface
Felt
1 report · strongest reported intensity II
Nearest
Alpine County, 15 km SSW
Nearest mapped fault
East Carson Valley fault, under 1 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2831 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 23 km (14 mi) from the epicentre. In Gardnerville Ranchos, 16 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Gardnerville Ranchos 16 km, intensity II · Topaz Ranch Estates 19 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 230 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 65,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 46,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4.1× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.6 about 230 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 10 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.1 10 km SE of South Lake Tahoe, California · 21 km NW of this epicentre
  3. 5.1 8 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 4 km NNE of this epicentre
  4. 5.0 Near Coleville, California · 26 km SE of this epicentre
  5. 5.0 12 km S of South Lake Tahoe, California · 25 km WNW of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 38.7427, -119.7158. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Alpine County, CA 15 km (9 mi) SSW earthquakes near Alpine County
Douglas County, NV 20 km (13 mi) NNE earthquakes near Douglas County
Carson City, NV 46 km (28 mi) N earthquakes near Carson City
Lyon County, NV 55 km (34 mi) NE earthquakes near Lyon County
El Dorado County, CA 71 km (44 mi) W earthquakes near El Dorado County
Storey County, NV 79 km (49 mi) NNE earthquakes near Storey County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

52 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.6 Nevada
  2. 1.6 5 km SE of Carson City, Nevada
  3. 2.1 4 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  4. 1.6 5 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  5. 1.5 5 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  6. 2.2 4 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  7. 1.6 4 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  8. 1.9 5 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  9. 2.1 5 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  10. 1.5 4 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  11. 3.2 4 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  12. 2.0 6 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada
  13. 1.5 5 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada
  14. 1.5 6 km SE of Carson City, Nevada
  15. 1.6 4 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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