M1.5 earthquake 9 km ESE of Sparks, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Sep 19, 2022, 3:39 PM PDT

UTC

2022-09-19 22:39:50 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.509° N, 119.644° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Station coverage gap

131°

Stations used

8

• Sparks, NevadaPopulation 96,094. Forecast10 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast15 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast619 kmN

After

1. 1.720km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Sep 23, 6:16 AM PDT · 1473 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Sep 27, 10:21 PM PDT · 1468 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
3. 2.032km WSW of Truckee, CAWed, Sep 28, 6:04 PM PDT · 1467 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CAThu, Sep 29, 2:18 PM PDT · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.66 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Oct 6, 12:39 PM PDT · 1459 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.56 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Oct 6, 4:48 PM PDT · 1459 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
7. 2.06 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Oct 7, 8:11 AM PDT · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.66 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Oct 7, 8:26 AM PDT · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.86 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaMon, Oct 10, 3:35 PM PDT · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
10. 1.95 km NW of Spanish Springs, NevadaWed, Oct 12, 7:49 AM PDT · 1454 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
11. 2.86 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Oct 14, 2:38 PM PDT · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
12. 2.16 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaFri, Oct 14, 2:41 PM PDT · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.55 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaSun, Oct 16, 7:48 AM PDT · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.117km SSW of Loyalton, CASun, Oct 16, 8:47 AM PDT · 1450 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
15. 2.216km WSW of Loyalton, CATue, Oct 18, 5:02 PM PDT · 1447 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.514 km E of Fernley, NevadaThu, Oct 20, 6:16 PM PDT · 1445 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.4NevadaTue, Nov 1, 10:00 AM PDT · 1433 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 48
18. 1.67km ESE of Mesa Vista, CAFri, Nov 4, 9:00 AM PDT · 1431 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.53 km WNW of Sierra City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 5, 3:00 PM PDT · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.53 km SW of Topaz Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 12:58 AM PST · 1428 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.54 km SE of Cold Springs, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 2:58 AM PST · 1428 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
22. 2.14 km SSE of Cold Springs, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 4:15 AM PST · 1428 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
23. 1.74 km WNW of Sierra City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 7, 4:06 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.140 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 5:53 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
25. 3.341 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 7:50 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 8:27 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 8:32 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.939 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 10:21 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
29. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 11:17 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.642 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 7, 11:51 PM PST · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.841 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 1:39 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 3:11 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 3:58 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
34. 2.241 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 4:53 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
35. 2.540 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 5:42 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 6:41 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 7:26 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 7:29 AM PST · 1427 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
39. 2.815km WSW of Loyalton, CATue, Nov 8, 8:35 AM PST · 1427 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
40. 1.539 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaTue, Nov 8, 9:13 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
41. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 4:23 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.739 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 4:55 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
43. 2.240 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 5:46 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
44. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 5:47 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
45. 2.641 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 5:48 AM PST · 1426 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
46. 1.940 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 11:45 AM PST · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
47. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 11:48 AM PST · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.837 km NE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 11:52 AM PST · 1425 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
49. 2.541 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 4:06 PM PST · 1425 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
50. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 6:16 PM PST · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
51. 2.539 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 9, 6:34 PM PST · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
52. 1.941 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaThu, Nov 10, 1:20 PM PST · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
53. 1.738 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaThu, Nov 10, 1:30 PM PST · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
54. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaThu, Nov 10, 1:30 PM PST · 1424 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.839 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Nov 14, 4:51 PM PST · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
56. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, NevadaThu, Nov 17, 9:10 AM PST · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
57. 2.04km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Nov 18, 4:47 AM PST · 1417 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
58. 1.614 km E of Fernley, NevadaFri, Nov 18, 2:26 PM PST · 1416 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 2.116km WSW of Loyalton, CAFri, Sep 16, 10:02 PM PDT · 1479 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.116km WSW of Loyalton, CAThu, Sep 15, 8:55 PM PDT · 1480 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.616km WSW of Loyalton, CATue, Sep 13, 2:07 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.215km WSW of Loyalton, CAMon, Sep 12, 11:01 PM PDT · 1483 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.416km WSW of Loyalton, CAMon, Sep 12, 1:17 PM PDT · 1483 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
6. 3.316km WSW of Loyalton, CAMon, Sep 12, 1:09 PM PDT · 1483 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 20
7. 2.716km WSW of Loyalton, CAMon, Sep 12, 9:12 AM PDT · 1484 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.11 km SSE of Topaz Lake, NevadaMon, Sep 12, 6:21 AM PDT · 1484 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.62 km WNW of Sierraville, CaliforniaFri, Sep 9, 11:27 AM PDT · 1486 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.116km WSW of Loyalton, CAFri, Sep 9, 1:54 AM PDT · 1487 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.824 km NNW of Fallon, NevadaSun, Aug 28, 7:02 AM PDT · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.822 km SW of Schurz, NevadaSat, Aug 27, 4:03 AM PDT · 1500 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.522 km SW of Schurz, NevadaSat, Aug 27, 4:02 AM PDT · 1500 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.226km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CAFri, Aug 26, 2:42 PM PDT · 1500 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.530 km E of Herlong, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 4:43 AM PDT · 1502 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.93 km NNE of Carter Springs, NevadaTue, Aug 23, 7:20 AM PDT · 1504 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00847556. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.