M1.5 earthquake 16 km E of Fernley, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 1:02 PM PDT

UTC

2022-03-15 20:02:39 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.589° N, 119.065° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Station coverage gap

261°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast16 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast65 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast620 kmN

After

1. 2.64 km ESE of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 16, 3:50 PM PDT · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
2. 1.73 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaSat, Mar 19, 5:25 AM PDT · 1660 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.54 km NNE of Carter Springs, NevadaMon, Mar 21, 5:43 AM PDT · 1658 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 2:05 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
5. 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:10 PM PDT · 1647 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:57 PM PDT · 1647 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaFri, Apr 1, 5:26 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.623 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Apr 3, 6:48 PM PDT · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.14 km ESE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Apr 4, 5:34 AM PDT · 1644 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.753 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaTue, Apr 5, 8:22 AM PDT · 1643 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.534 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaTue, Apr 12, 1:47 PM PDT · 1635 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, NevadaMon, Apr 18, 4:21 AM PDT · 1630 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.66 km ENE of Cold Springs, NevadaMon, Apr 18, 4:28 PM PDT · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.75 km SW of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Apr 21, 8:34 PM PDT · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.74km E of Truckee, CATue, Apr 26, 6:51 AM PDT · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 14
16. 1.94km E of Truckee, CATue, Apr 26, 6:59 AM PDT · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 3:35 PM PDT · 1619 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.97 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 2:37 PM PDT · 1616 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, NevadaMon, May 9, 12:09 PM PDT · 1608 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.934 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, May 10, 6:34 PM PDT · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.53 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Mar 12, 7:57 PM PST · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.95 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Mar 12, 7:13 PM PST · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Mar 11, 1:28 PM PST · 1667 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
4. 3.024 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaTue, Feb 22, 12:48 AM PST · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
5. 1.610 km ENE of Doyle, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 1:11 AM PST · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.513 km S of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 18, 11:28 PM PST · 1688 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Feb 14, 2:40 PM PST · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00835953. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC.