Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Fallon Station, Nevada on Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:34 PM PDT (03:34 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 23 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-04-22 03:34:15 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.386° N, 118.768° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.323 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1621 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1609 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.934 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 1601 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.421 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.720 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.719 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.620 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.818 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.818 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.719 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.220 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.219 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.019 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.119 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.811 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1581 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 20
  19. 1.729 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1573 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 1631 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.753 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1644 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.518 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.14 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1645 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00837664. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.