M1.5 earthquake 6 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 3:21 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-15 23:21:54 UTC

Depth

17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.008° N, 119.636° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Station coverage gap

142°

Stations used

13

• Fish Springs, NevadaPopulation 648. Forecast6 kmNNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast16 kmNE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast60 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast565 kmNNW

After

1. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 21, 10:06 AM PST · 2081 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.58 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Jan 23, 4:16 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.516 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 7:45 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jan 31, 4:30 PM PST · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 6:24 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.510 km S of Sparks, NevadaTue, Feb 9, 2:53 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.611 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 4:35 AM PST · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 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. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:17 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.616 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Feb 16, 3:39 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Feb 16, 6:00 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
12. 3.06km NNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Feb 17, 8:50 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
13. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, CaliforniaWed, Feb 17, 1:16 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CAThu, Feb 18, 1:42 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Feb 18, 3:25 PM PST · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
16. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CAFri, Feb 19, 1:18 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 19, 1:28 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 7:19 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.59 km N of Kirkwood, CaliforniaFri, Feb 19, 5:34 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
20. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 12:51 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 9
21. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
22. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
23. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 10:50 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
24. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 22, 2:34 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
25. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 11:15 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.520 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Feb 26, 9:21 PM PST · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Mar 2, 6:01 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
28. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Mar 4, 10:34 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.522 km E of Schurz, NevadaSat, Mar 6, 9:54 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.1NevadaSat, Mar 6, 11:24 PM PST · 2037 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.630 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaSun, Mar 14, 7:41 AM PDT · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
32. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 15, 6:14 AM PDT · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 1.94 km SSW of Smith Valley, NevadaWed, Jan 13, 8:44 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.63 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Jan 13, 2:53 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.68km N of Truckee, CASun, Jan 10, 6:20 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
4. 2.03km E of Truckee, CASat, Jan 9, 8:17 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 6:52 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.93 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 3:28 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
7. 1.83 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 1:12 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 7:30 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.64 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 12:50 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Jan 5, 2:56 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 4, 3:47 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.528 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 4, 12:02 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.529 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 4, 11:54 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.1California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 4, 7:12 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 7:50 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NVSat, Jan 2, 7:39 PM PST · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
17. 1.828 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 2, 3:06 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.513 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaFri, Jan 1, 4:43 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 2:56 AM PST · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 3:55 PM PST · 2106 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00797436. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.