Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 54 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 1:31 PM PST (21:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-04 21:31:36 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.371° N, 118.091° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km SE of Austin, Nevada · 2399 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.041 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 46
  8. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.815 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.628 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.834 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.660 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2419 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2421 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.253 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718344. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.