Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada on Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 8:10 AM PDT (15:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-26 15:10:48 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.577° N, 119.116° 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
±0.12
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24km ESE of Truckee, CA · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.617 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 1890 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.39 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.644 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.39 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 374
  6. 1.510 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.033 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.53 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.529 km E of Herlong, California · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.017 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.94 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.94 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.85 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.94 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.911 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.94 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.631 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.539 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.838 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.16 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNE of Carson City, Nevada · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.733 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1904 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.740 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1906 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.512 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 1910 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.527 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1917 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.632 km W of Lovelock, Nevada · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.720 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00816382. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.