M2.1 earthquake 12 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 10:00 PM PDT (05:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NW of Schurz, Nevada. 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 · ±0.17 · 8 stations
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.17 · 8 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, 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: 16 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 nn00681034 (also filed as us2000k6bb). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.