M1.9 earthquake 15 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Jan 9, 2018, 2:57 AM PST

UTC

2018-01-09 10:57:59 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.580° N, 119.080° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

27

• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast15 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast63 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast619 kmN

After

1. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Jan 11, 10:44 PM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Jan 11, 10:55 PM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.011 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 12:19 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 1:22 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.911 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 1:22 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
6. 2.012 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 1:24 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
7. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 1:25 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 1:34 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.612 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 2:06 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 59
10. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 10:45 AM PST · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.412 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 1:02 PM PST · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
12. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jan 12, 7:38 PM PST · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.613 km NE of Spanish Springs, NevadaSat, Jan 13, 12:25 AM PST · 3187 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 1:57 AM PST · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 12:06 PM PST · 3186 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.88 km NNE of Incline Village, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 8:48 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 1:16 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
18. 2.812 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 7:24 PM PST · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 116
19. 1.812 km SE of Virginia City, NVTue, Jan 16, 7:26 PM PST · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 9:22 PM PST · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
21. 1.926 km SW of Lovelock, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 10:17 AM PST · 3181 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.66 km SE of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 9:40 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 2:52 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 26, 4:59 AM PST · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 6:58 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.511 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 10:12 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
28. 1.511 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 12:51 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
29. 1.635 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 5:32 AM PST · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
30. 2.112km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Feb 15, 10:09 PM PST · 3153 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
31. 2.112km N of Kings Beach, CASat, Feb 17, 10:00 PM PST · 3151 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
32. 2.312km N of Kings Beach, CASun, Feb 18, 12:46 AM PST · 3151 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
33. 1.612km N of Kings Beach, CAWed, Feb 21, 12:56 AM PST · 3148 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.912km N of Tahoe Vista, CAWed, Feb 21, 12:59 PM PST · 3148 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 19
35. 2.212km N of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Feb 22, 5:19 AM PST · 3147 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.55 km S of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Feb 23, 11:17 PM PST · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.55 km SSE of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 1:56 PM PST · 3132 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jan 9, 2:25 AM PST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.5NevadaSun, Jan 7, 5:10 AM PST · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.56 km NNE of Mogul, NevadaSat, Jan 6, 11:40 PM PST · 3193 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.815 km ESE of Lovelock, NevadaFri, Jan 5, 8:08 PM PST · 3194 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.010 km N of Schurz, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 12:13 AM PST · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
6. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Dec 23, 12:40 PM PST · 3208 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.910 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 7:45 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.710 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 6:30 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
9. 3.010 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 4:00 PM PST · 3212 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00617636. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.