M1.8 earthquake 18 km SW of Fallon Station, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 3:51 PM PDT

UTC

2021-10-23 22:51:13 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.308° N, 118.882° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

15

• Fallon Station, NevadaPopulation 705. Forecast19 kmSW
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast46 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast84 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast587 kmN

After

1. 1.718 km S of Smith Valley, NevadaTue, Oct 26, 2:22 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Oct 27, 3:05 AM PDT · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.76km NNE of Walker, CAThu, Oct 28, 7:20 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.825 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 30, 9:18 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
5. 1.56km ENE of Walker, CASun, Oct 31, 11:26 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.96km ENE of Walker, CASun, Oct 31, 7:19 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.57km NW of Walker, CAThu, Nov 4, 12:58 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.27km NW of Walker, CAThu, Nov 4, 1:01 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.54 km E of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Nov 5, 10:07 PM PDT · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.65km NNE of Walker, CASun, Nov 7, 7:55 AM PST · 1792 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.66km NNE of Walker, CASun, Nov 7, 9:20 AM PST · 1792 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.722 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Nov 8, 3:37 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.623 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Nov 9, 1:38 AM PST · 1791 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.56km NNE of Walker, CAThu, Nov 11, 10:20 AM PST · 1788 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.223 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Nov 11, 12:45 PM PST · 1788 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.616 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Nov 13, 1:49 AM PST · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.613 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Nov 13, 5:56 PM PST · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.623 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Nov 14, 11:36 AM PST · 1785 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.86km NNE of Walker, CAMon, Nov 15, 4:19 PM PST · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.98km E of Walker, CATue, Nov 16, 3:09 AM PST · 1783 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.514 km NW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Nov 17, 7:36 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.57km NE of Walker, CAWed, Nov 17, 9:07 AM PST · 1782 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Nov 18, 4:58 PM PST · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.57km NE of Walker, CAThu, Nov 18, 11:45 PM PST · 1781 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.67km NE of Walker, CAFri, Nov 19, 12:54 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.629 km SSW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 19, 1:55 AM PST · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.67km E of Walker, CASat, Nov 20, 8:40 AM PST · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
28. 2.37km ENE of Walker, CASat, Nov 20, 11:53 AM PST · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
29. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, NevadaSat, Nov 20, 9:08 PM PST · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.77km ENE of Walker, CASun, Nov 21, 12:36 AM PST · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.57km ENE of Walker, CATue, Nov 23, 9:27 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.116km ESE of Markleeville, CAWed, Nov 24, 12:13 AM PST · 1776 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.06km NNE of Walker, CAWed, Nov 24, 6:18 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.56km NNE of Walker, CAWed, Nov 24, 6:30 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.88 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Nov 24, 7:15 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
36. 1.56km NNE of Walker, CAThu, Nov 25, 8:07 PM PST · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.26km NNE of Walker, CAFri, Nov 26, 2:12 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.75 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 26, 4:00 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
39. 1.64 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Nov 26, 7:12 PM PST · 1773 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.67km NNE of Walker, CASat, Nov 27, 3:20 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
41. 1.66 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaSat, Nov 27, 3:30 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
42. 1.55 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Nov 30, 1:15 PM PST · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
43. 1.738 km E of Schurz, NevadaTue, Nov 30, 2:29 PM PST · 1769 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
44. 1.737 km E of Nixon, NevadaFri, Dec 3, 12:20 PM PST · 1766 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
45. 1.87km E of Walker, CATue, Dec 7, 9:44 AM PST · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Dec 9, 3:26 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
47. 1.518 km NE of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Dec 13, 12:55 AM PST · 1757 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
48. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Dec 13, 9:22 AM PST · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 2:37 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 4:34 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.72 km N of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 4:51 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
52. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 12:26 AM PST · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
53. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, Dec 19, 1:00 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
54. 2.21 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Dec 19, 4:04 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.77km E of Walker, CAFri, Oct 22, 9:03 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.67 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 7:19 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.97km ENE of Walker, CAFri, Oct 22, 7:12 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.87km E of Walker, CAFri, Oct 22, 7:10 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.17km ENE of Walker, CAFri, Oct 22, 6:55 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.96km NNE of Walker, CAThu, Oct 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.56km ENE of Walker, CAMon, Oct 18, 4:13 PM PDT · 1812 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.77km NE of Walker, CAMon, Oct 18, 8:48 AM PDT · 1812 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.66km ENE of Walker, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:13 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.57km ENE of Walker, CASun, Oct 17, 10:58 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.87km ENE of Walker, CAThu, Oct 14, 2:06 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.65km ENE of Walker, CAWed, Oct 13, 8:17 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.829km S of Smith Valley, NVSun, Oct 10, 6:56 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.37 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaSun, Oct 10, 2:55 AM PDT · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.529km S of Smith Valley, NVFri, Oct 8, 4:25 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, Oct 8, 4:25 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.828km S of Smith Valley, NVThu, Oct 7, 4:27 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Oct 7, 3:54 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Oct 7, 3:32 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Oct 7, 12:40 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00826503. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.