Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada on Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 10:28 AM PDT (17:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km ENE of Indian Hills, 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
2020-03-26 17:28:50 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.563° N, 119.098° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.24 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.65 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.14 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.6Nevada · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.628 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NV · 2351 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.834 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.917 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.617 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2341 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.018 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 46
  3. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.15 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.54 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.24 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 343
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.55km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 2386 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 25
  9. 1.55 km SSE of Carson City, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.64 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.55 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4,857
  13. 2.010 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.65 km ENE of Lemmon Valley, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.55 km NNW of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.85 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.817km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2396 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00720422. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.