M2.8 earthquake 5 km NE of Fernley, Nevada
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Fernley, Nevada on Mon, Sep 14, 1987, 11:16 PM PDT (06:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SSE of Sierraville, California. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-15 06:16:45 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.642° N, 119.204° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.012 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 14244 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14240 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14239 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.9Northern California · 14234 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Truckee, California · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.95 km NW of Loyalton, California · 14200 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038dn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.