Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada on Wed, Oct 3, 2018, 8:49 AM PDT (15:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-03 15:49:56 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.576° N, 119.096° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NE of Incline Village, Nevada · 2921 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 19
  2. 2.013 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.38 km NE of Incline Village, Nevada · 2921 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.68 km NE of Incline Village, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.520 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.61 km WNW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2919 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.033 km SSE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2911 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.79 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.620 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.911 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.71 km W of Carnelian Bay, California · 2904 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.10 km WNW of Skyland, Nevada · 2903 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.60 km WNW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2892 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.04km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2884 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 113
  26. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNE of Glenbrook, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.522 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.07 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 2942 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659433. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.