Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada on Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 10:43 PM PDT (05:43 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-25 05:43:23 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.578° N, 119.076° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 46
  2. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.6Nevada · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.628 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NV · 2351 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.834 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 343
  4. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.55km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 2386 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 25
  6. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4,857
  10. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Lemmon Valley, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.854 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.56 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.06 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.86 km NW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00720280. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.