Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada on Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 2:31 PM PDT (21:31 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-07-12 21:31:46 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.571° N, 119.099° 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
163°
Stations used
26

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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2273 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  2. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2261 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.519 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2256 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2252 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2252 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.5Nevada · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.534 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.78 km E of Floriston, California · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.616 km WSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.18 km E of Floriston, California · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.28 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.08km SSW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2279 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.215 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2283 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.611 km S of Reno, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.612 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 21
  15. 2.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  16. 2.414 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.714 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.18km N of Truckee, CA · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.54 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2300 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00759574. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC.