Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 7:41 AM PDT (14:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 32 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-03-14 14:41:54 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.193° N, 118.507° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.022 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2020 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.132 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2016 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.912 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2016 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.710 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2006 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.222 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.520 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.724 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.629 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.530 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.812 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2032 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.617 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.522 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.619 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.520 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.722 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.023 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.720 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.116 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00802638. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.