M1.8 earthquake 9 km NE of Fallon, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 9:45 PM PDT

UTC

2020-08-08 04:45:24 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.533° N, 118.706° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

22

• Fallon, NevadaPopulation 8,458. Forecast9 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast48 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast95 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast611 kmN

After

1. 1.5NevadaSat, Aug 8, 4:37 AM PDT · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Aug 14, 10:39 PM PDT · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, NevadaWed, Aug 19, 4:36 PM PDT · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, NevadaThu, Aug 20, 3:52 AM PDT · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.534 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Aug 24, 1:22 AM PDT · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, NevadaSun, Aug 30, 8:37 AM PDT · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.616 km WSW of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 1, 1:35 PM PDT · 2222 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, NevadaWed, Sep 9, 7:59 AM PDT · 2214 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaSat, Sep 12, 4:51 AM PDT · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.832 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Sep 21, 4:19 AM PDT · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.538 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Sep 21, 4:10 PM PDT · 2202 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Sep 24, 7:22 AM PDT · 2199 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.752 km W of Austin, NevadaSun, Sep 27, 7:54 PM PDT · 2196 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.234 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 29, 1:12 PM PDT · 2194 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.028 km ESE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Oct 6, 4:39 PM PDT · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 9:42 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 9:34 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Aug 2, 3:26 AM PDT · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.519 km NE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Jul 30, 5:48 AM PDT · 2255 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 24, 4:04 PM PDT · 2261 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jul 12, 7:56 PM PDT · 2273 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 28
7. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jul 12, 2:31 PM PDT · 2273 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 11:32 AM PDT · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 11:32 AM PDT · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00766324. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.