Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 12:55 AM PST (08:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6km WSW of Cold Springs, NV. 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
2020-01-07 08:55:41 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.589° N, 119.091° 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
±0.75
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km S of Floriston, California · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2438 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.616 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2438 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNE of Truckee, California · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.74km N of Dollar Point, CA · 2419 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 17
  7. 1.61 km SSE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 2411 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.06 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.56 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.854 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 2462 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.812 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.75 km SSE of Floriston, California · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00714878. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.