Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:45 PM PDT (01:45 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-06-24 01:45:13 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.608° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.612 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.611 km S of Reno, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.215 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2284 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.08km SSW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2280 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.28 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2276 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2274 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2274 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 28
  13. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2262 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.519 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2256 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2254 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2248 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.5Nevada · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2293 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 21
  4. 2.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.414 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.714 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2295 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.54 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2301 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.012 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2305 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.23km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 2317 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2318 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.532 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00752547. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.