Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 10:37 PM PDT (05:37 UTC), 1 km (1 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-28 05:37:41 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.596° N, 119.098° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2743 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.83 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.54 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.013 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2730 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2725 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.613km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2716 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.922 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.323 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.723 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.822 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.513 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2708 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.936 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.310km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2687 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.613 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.612 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.532 km WSW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.36km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.910km SW of Cold Springs, NV · 2759 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2761 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00681038. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.