Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 57 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 57 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Sat, Sep 12, 2020, 4:51 AM PDT (11:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-12 11:51:31 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.526° N, 118.060° 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
±0.44
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.538 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.752 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2196 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.234 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2194 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.028 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.528 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2182 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.638 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.06 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.635 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2159 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.921 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.534 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.826 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 2240 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.625 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00773359. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.