Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 8:37 AM PDT (15:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 57 km SE of Imlay, 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
2020-04-16 15:37:42 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.535° N, 118.427° 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
±0.55
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.834 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.532 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.257 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.012 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2303 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km SSE of Humboldt, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.815 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 46
  5. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00722703. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.