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M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Indian Hills, NV
No earthquake was likely felt in Indian Hills in the 24 hours to 10:54 am PST (18:54 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 6 km (4 mi) E, at 9:41 am PST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Indian Hills
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 5 km (3 mi) east-northeast of Indian Hills, NV, at 5:44 am PDT on 26 March 2020 (12:44 UTC), 8.8 km deep.
USGS: 5 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada
in Carson, NV · 50 km (31 mi) SSE of Reno, NV
- When
- 5:44 am PDT on 26 March 2020 ()
- Where
- 5 km (3 mi) east-northeast of Indian Hills, NV · earthquakes near Indian Hills
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 8.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Carson City, 5 km NNW
- Nearest mapped fault
- East Carson Valley fault, 3 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 2423 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 12 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Indian Hills, 5 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: Carson City 6 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 21 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 710,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 45× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 21 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.5 on 2020-03-21 — about 7,900 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 36 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 33 km SSE of this epicentre
- 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 43 km N of this epicentre
- 5.5 California-Nevada border region · 48 km ESE of this epicentre
- 5.1 10 km SE of South Lake Tahoe, California · 31 km SSW 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 39.1126, -119.7314. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | 5 km (3 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Carson City |
| Douglas County, NV | 25 km (16 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Storey County, NV | 40 km (25 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Storey County |
| Lyon County, NV | 47 km (29 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Lyon County |
| Alpine County, CA | 55 km (34 mi) | S | earthquakes near Alpine County |
| El Dorado County, CA | 78 km (49 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near El Dorado County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 9 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada
- 1.5 10 km S of Sparks, Nevada
- 1.7 9 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada
- 1.5 6 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada
- 2.6 8km N of Truckee, CA
- 2.0 3km E of Truckee, CA
- 3.0 9km S of Truckee, CA
- 1.7 8 km WNW of Carson City, Nevada
- 2.2 8km NE of Markleeville, CA
- 2.2 15km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV
- 1.5 Northern California
- 1.9 4 km S of Dayton, Nevada
- 2.3 8km NE of Markleeville, CA
- 1.5 7 km N of Incline Village, Nevada
- 2.2 4 km S of Dayton, 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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