Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Mon, Oct 1, 2018, 11:23 PM PDT (06:23 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-02 06:23:34 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.365° N, 118.071° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.520 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.613 km ESE of Austin, Nevada · 2912 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.033 km SSE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2911 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.457 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2911 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.954 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2889 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.658 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.616 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.619 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.750 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.55 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.542 km E of Gabbs, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2946 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659209. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.