Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 7:22 AM PDT (14:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km N of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-24 14:22:58 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.480° N, 118.075° 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
±0.57
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
14

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.752 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2198 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.234 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2197 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.028 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2189 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.528 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2185 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.638 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2183 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.06 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2174 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.635 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2162 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2154 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.752.7 km SSE of Gabbs, NV · 2147 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.832 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, Nevada · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00775414. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.