Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 6:16 PM PDT (01:16 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 41 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-10-21 01:16:37 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.588° N, 119.081° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4Nevada · 1433 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 48
  2. 1.54 km SE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.14 km SSE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.140 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.341 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.939 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.642 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.841 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.241 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.540 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.539 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.739 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.240 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.940 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.837 km NE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.541 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.539 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.941 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.738 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.839 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1416 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1411 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.811 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 3.110km ESE of Loyalton, CA · 1397 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 16
  41. 1.632 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 1394 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.76 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 1391 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.515 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.16 km SE of Floriston, California · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.86 km SE of Floriston, California · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.028 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.528 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.86 km SE of Floriston, California · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.66 km SE of Floriston, California · 1458 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.06 km SE of Floriston, California · 1458 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.56 km SE of Floriston, California · 1459 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.66 km SE of Floriston, California · 1459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00849709. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.