Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 10:16 PM PDT (05:16 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-28 05:16:57 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.593° N, 119.115° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2748 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2748 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2744 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.83 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.54 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.013 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.613km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2717 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.922 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.323 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.723 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.822 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.622 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.513 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2709 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.936 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.310km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2688 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2748 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.613 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2749 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.612 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 2750 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.532 km WSW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2753 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.36km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.910km SW of Cold Springs, NV · 2760 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2763 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2774 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00681487. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.