M1.7 earthquake 9 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 11:13 AM PDT

UTC

2018-10-17 18:13:02 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.532° N, 119.192° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

28

• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast10 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast53 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast615 kmN

After

1. 1.620 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Oct 17, 7:56 PM PDT · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.911 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaSun, Oct 21, 1:01 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.71 km W of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 12:01 PM PDT · 2904 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.10 km WNW of Skyland, NevadaWed, Oct 24, 12:42 AM PDT · 2903 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 7:27 AM PDT · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 9:14 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 9:15 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 9:17 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaSat, Nov 3, 11:42 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 6:10 PM PDT · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.60 km WNW of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaSat, Nov 3, 6:38 PM PDT · 2892 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 3:21 AM PST · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
13. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 7:35 AM PST · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
14. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaMon, Nov 5, 10:18 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.840 km SW of Empire, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 10:55 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
16. 3.04km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CASun, Nov 11, 4:53 PM PST · 2884 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 113
17. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Nov 19, 12:53 AM PST · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 4:42 AM PST · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 1:20 PM PST · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
20. 2.29 km NNE of Glenbrook, NevadaSun, Nov 25, 11:15 AM PST · 2871 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaMon, Nov 26, 5:25 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaTue, Nov 27, 6:10 PM PST · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 4:10 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
24. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 4:59 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 12:23 PM PST · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
26. 1.67 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaFri, Nov 30, 7:22 PM PST · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.210 km NNE of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Dec 2, 11:55 PM PST · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
28. 1.56 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaMon, Dec 3, 1:32 AM PST · 2863 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
29. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Dec 3, 3:52 AM PST · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
30. 3.25 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaTue, Dec 4, 7:14 AM PST · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 43
31. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, NevadaTue, Dec 4, 4:12 PM PST · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
32. 1.85 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaTue, Dec 4, 10:46 PM PST · 2861 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
33. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 8, 9:33 AM PST · 2858 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.033 km SSE of Lovelock, NevadaTue, Oct 16, 7:04 AM PDT · 2911 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.99 km ESE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 5:07 PM PDT · 2918 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Oct 8, 5:15 AM PDT · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.61 km WNW of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 7:01 PM PDT · 2919 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.520 km ENE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Oct 7, 12:44 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.68 km NE of Incline Village, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 7:45 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.38 km NE of Incline Village, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 1:15 PM PDT · 2921 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.013 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 1:14 PM PDT · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.78 km NE of Incline Village, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 1:11 PM PDT · 2921 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 19
10. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaWed, Oct 3, 8:49 AM PDT · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 1:31 PM PDT · 2926 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaFri, Sep 28, 3:57 AM PDT · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 11:47 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00661357. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.