M3.7 earthquake 29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Wed, Feb 15, 1978, 1:25 AM PST (09:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 10 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-02-15 09:25:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.564° N, 118.438° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.010 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.162km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000szj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.