M2.1 earthquake 14 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Wed, May 16, 2018, 10:28 PM PDT (05:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km ENE of Floriston, California. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.19 · 13 stations
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.19 · 13 stations

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00635513 (also filed as us1000e6zy). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.