Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Fallon, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Fallon, Nevada on Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 5:46 AM PDT (12:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-10-13 12:46:08 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.400° N, 118.817° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3275 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.55 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.631 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.914 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.129 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.811 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.54 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.83 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.83 km NW of Sparks, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 3231 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.93 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.93 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3285 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.722 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.88 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 3294 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.88 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 3295 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.530 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3297 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.612 km N of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 3300 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.94 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3305 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.37 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.313 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 3308 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00609081. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.