M1.7 earthquake 14 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 4:30 PM PST

UTC

2021-02-01 00:30:32 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.567° N, 119.096° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Station coverage gap

147°

Stations used

20

• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast14 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast62 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast618 kmN

After

1. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Feb 4, 11:24 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 12:12 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 9:17 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 11:35 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 10:57 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 6:24 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.510 km S of Sparks, NevadaTue, Feb 9, 2:53 AM PST · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
8. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Feb 12, 7:31 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
9. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Feb 16, 6:00 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
10. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Feb 18, 3:25 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
11. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 7:19 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 12:51 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
13. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
15. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 10:50 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
16. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 22, 2:34 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.520 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Feb 26, 9:21 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Mar 2, 6:01 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Mar 4, 10:34 PM PST · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.522 km E of Schurz, NevadaSat, Mar 6, 9:54 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.1NevadaSat, Mar 6, 11:24 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.630 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaSun, Mar 14, 7:41 AM PDT · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.58 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 8:28 AM PDT · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
24. 2.022 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Mar 24, 4:39 PM PDT · 2018 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaWed, Mar 24, 6:48 PM PDT · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
26. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaThu, Mar 25, 8:45 PM PDT · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaSat, Mar 27, 6:36 PM PDT · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.512 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Mar 27, 11:05 PM PDT · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
29. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaMon, Mar 29, 7:11 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
30. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, NevadaWed, Mar 31, 1:42 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 1.516 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 7:45 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.58 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Jan 23, 4:16 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.530 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 20, 12:08 AM PST · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.56 km NNE of Fish Springs, NevadaFri, Jan 15, 3:21 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.94 km SSW of Smith Valley, NevadaWed, Jan 13, 8:44 PM PST · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.68km N of Truckee, CASun, Jan 10, 6:20 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
7. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.03km E of Truckee, CASat, Jan 9, 8:17 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 6:52 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 1:34 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:14 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:12 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.93 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 3:28 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.83 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 1:12 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.931 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 5:26 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 7:30 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
17. 1.64 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 12:50 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Jan 5, 2:56 PM PST · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 7:50 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NVSat, Jan 2, 7:39 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799346. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.