M1.6 earthquake 13 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 10:18 PM PDT

UTC

2018-03-22 05:18:35 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.020° N, 119.010° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

24

• Yerington, NevadaPopulation 3,064. Forecast14 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast65 kmENE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast89 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast557 kmN

After

1. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 26, 9:44 AM PDT · 3114 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.329 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 7:10 AM PDT · 3112 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Mar 28, 4:22 PM PDT · 3112 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.028 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 12:37 AM PDT · 3112 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 31, 3:31 PM PDT · 3109 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.716 km SSE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 1:20 AM PDT · 3108 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.924 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 8:58 PM PDT · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
8. 3.027 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:16 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
9. 2.326 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:17 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM PDT · 3105 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.123 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:59 AM PDT · 3105 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
12. 2.816km E of Markleeville, CAWed, Apr 4, 10:20 PM PDT · 3105 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
13. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Apr 5, 10:30 AM PDT · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.735 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 3:39 AM PDT · 3102 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.924 km W of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 4:19 AM PDT · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.68 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, Apr 8, 4:36 AM PDT · 3101 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
17. 1.58 km W of Mina, NevadaMon, Apr 9, 4:20 AM PDT · 3100 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.827 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 3096 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
19. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 13, 6:36 PM PDT · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.228 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Apr 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 3095 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Apr 15, 1:54 PM PDT · 3094 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.710 km NNE of Incline Village, NevadaMon, Apr 16, 11:08 AM PDT · 3093 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.727 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 9:41 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
24. 1.711 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 9:48 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.827 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 11:27 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.727 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 3:10 PM PDT · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.714 km W of South Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaWed, Apr 18, 6:04 PM PDT · 3091 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.728 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 20, 7:57 PM PDT · 3089 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.827 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Apr 21, 5:49 PM PDT · 3088 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Apr 22, 9:55 PM PDT · 3087 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.613 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Apr 23, 2:05 PM PDT · 3086 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.64 km WNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaSat, Apr 28, 3:13 PM PDT · 3081 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.229 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, May 1, 1:13 AM PDT · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
34. 1.610 km NNW of Mina, NevadaFri, May 4, 2:07 PM PDT · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.96 km WNW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, May 5, 12:07 PM PDT · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.76 km WNW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, May 5, 12:27 PM PDT · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.65 km WNW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, May 5, 1:44 PM PDT · 3074 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.924 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, May 6, 8:52 PM PDT · 3073 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
39. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, May 10, 12:04 AM PDT · 3070 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
40. 1.7NevadaSat, May 12, 8:15 AM PDT · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.08 km N of Incline Village, NevadaSat, May 12, 1:02 PM PDT · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, May 13, 7:13 AM PDT · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
43. 1.55 km WNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, May 13, 8:20 PM PDT · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
44. 1.823 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, May 16, 11:32 AM PDT · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
45. 1.65 km NE of Schurz, NevadaWed, May 16, 1:46 PM PDT · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
46. 2.114 km E of Fernley, NevadaWed, May 16, 10:28 PM PDT · 3063 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
47. 2.024 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, May 17, 12:06 PM PDT · 3062 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
48. 2.224 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, May 18, 4:44 AM PDT · 3061 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 19, 11:31 AM PDT · 3121 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.814 km SE of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 14, 9:24 PM PDT · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 8:32 AM PDT · 3128 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.55 km SSE of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 1:56 PM PST · 3131 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.513 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 6, 4:38 AM PST · 3134 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 7:29 PM PST · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 7:25 PM PST · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 12:09 AM PST · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Mar 4, 4:30 PM PST · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
11. 1.818km W of Bridgeport, CASun, Mar 4, 7:18 AM PST · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.218km W of Bridgeport, CASun, Mar 4, 6:54 AM PST · 3136 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 3, 10:17 AM PST · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:31 PM PST · 3138 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.130 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:23 PM PST · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 28, 2:42 AM PST · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 27, 2:29 PM PST · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.57km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Feb 24, 12:48 AM PST · 3145 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.55 km S of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Feb 23, 11:17 PM PST · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.212km N of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Feb 22, 5:19 AM PST · 3146 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00627085. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.