Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada on Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 12:44 PM PDT (19:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km NE of Indian Hills, 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
2018-10-07 19:44:47 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.672° N, 119.033° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.033 km SSE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2911 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.79 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.620 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.911 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.29 km NNE of Glenbrook, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.210 km NNE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.56 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.25 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 43
  28. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.85 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NE of Incline Village, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.38 km NE of Incline Village, Nevada · 2921 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.013 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.78 km NE of Incline Village, Nevada · 2921 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 19
  5. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.522 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659947. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.