Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km SE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Fernley, Nevada on Wed, Oct 23, 2019, 5:01 AM PDT (12:01 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-10-23 12:01:05 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.524° N, 119.170° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45km SE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2535 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.14km WNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2534 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 182
  3. 1.558 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.510 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.211 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 2527 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 194
  7. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.14 km NNE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 2510 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 2510 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.112 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2509 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 2504 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.85 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2498 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 78
  13. 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.9Nevada · 2496 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.65 km N of Truckee, California · 2494 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.510 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2491 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.59 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.534 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.819 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2544 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.540 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.811 km E of Doyle, California · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.516 km SE of Sierraville, California · 2550 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2554 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00708268. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.