M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 4:23 PM PST

UTC

2022-01-16 00:23:44 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.138° N, 119.069° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.48

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

11

• Yerington, NevadaPopulation 3,064. Forecast19 kmNNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast55 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast77 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast570 kmN

After

1. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Jan 20, 3:35 PM PST · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 3:54 PM PST · 1717 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
4. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CASat, Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaTue, Jan 25, 9:50 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.91 km E of Schurz, NevadaTue, Jan 25, 10:59 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.33km W of Walker, CATue, Jan 25, 2:12 PM PST · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.86km S of Walker, CAFri, Jan 28, 3:39 AM PST · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CASat, Jan 29, 4:24 AM PST · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CASat, Jan 29, 9:57 PM PST · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.519 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jan 30, 6:29 AM PST · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
12. 2.24km E of Truckee, CASun, Jan 30, 10:57 AM PST · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.77km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 31, 7:08 PM PST · 1706 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 31, 7:08 PM PST · 1706 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
15. 2.05km SSE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jan 31, 9:26 PM PST · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.95km SSE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jan 31, 9:27 PM PST · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
17. 3.54km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 5:41 PM PST · 1705 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 104
18. 2.15km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 5:51 PM PST · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
19. 1.55km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 5:53 PM PST · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.14km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 6:07 PM PST · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.58 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Feb 3, 8:28 PM PST · 1703 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CAFri, Feb 4, 10:14 AM PST · 1703 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.43km NE of Dollar Point, CASat, Feb 5, 3:51 PM PST · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
24. 2.38km E of Walker, CASat, Feb 5, 6:57 PM PST · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.55 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 4:37 PM PST · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
26. 1.75 km S of Fish Springs, NevadaWed, Feb 9, 4:25 PM PST · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.94 km NNW of Carter Springs, NevadaWed, Feb 9, 4:25 PM PST · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
28. 1.94 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Feb 10, 12:19 AM PST · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.517 km ENE of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 4:58 PM PST · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
30. 2.510 km NE of Silver Springs, NevadaSat, Feb 12, 8:55 AM PST · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
31. 2.26km WNW of Walker, CASat, Feb 12, 9:51 AM PST · 1695 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.85km SW of Walker, CASat, Feb 12, 10:48 AM PST · 1695 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
33. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CASun, Feb 13, 1:34 PM PST · 1694 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.26km WNW of Walker, CAWed, Feb 16, 2:03 AM PST · 1691 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
35. 1.57 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Feb 16, 11:20 PM PST · 1690 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
36. 2.16km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Feb 17, 3:04 AM PST · 1690 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
37. 1.513 km S of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 18, 11:28 PM PST · 1688 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
38. 1.53 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 7:36 AM PST · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
39. 1.80 km SSE of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 3:25 PM PST · 1685 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
40. 1.50 km SSE of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Feb 22, 6:01 PM PST · 1684 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.46km NW of Walker, CATue, Feb 22, 8:36 PM PST · 1684 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
42. 2.05km W of Walker, CAThu, Feb 24, 2:44 AM PST · 1683 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.25km WSW of Walker, CAFri, Feb 25, 6:46 PM PST · 1681 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.26km SSW of Walker, CASat, Feb 26, 2:06 AM PST · 1681 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
45. 2.88km NNE of Walker, CAWed, Mar 2, 11:10 AM PST · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
46. 1.54 km W of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Mar 2, 4:41 PM PST · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
47. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CAWed, Mar 2, 4:53 PM PST · 1677 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
48. 2.26km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Mar 3, 4:26 AM PST · 1676 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
49. 1.51 km N of Walker, CaliforniaSun, Mar 6, 10:10 AM PST · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.26km NW of Walker, CATue, Mar 8, 6:42 AM PST · 1671 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
51. 2.23km W of Walker, CATue, Mar 8, 3:21 PM PST · 1671 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
52. 1.64 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Mar 10, 12:59 PM PST · 1669 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.45km WNW of Walker, CAFri, Mar 11, 2:45 AM PST · 1668 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
54. 2.36km SW of Walker, CASat, Mar 12, 6:43 PM PST · 1666 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.516 km E of Fernley, NevadaTue, Mar 15, 1:02 PM PDT · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.64 km ESE of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 16, 3:50 PM PDT · 1663 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4

Before

1. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 15, 4:22 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.69 km E of Carson City, NevadaFri, Jan 14, 1:01 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 10:13 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 3:13 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CAThu, Jan 13, 12:20 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.6NevadaThu, Jan 13, 6:47 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CAWed, Jan 12, 3:38 PM PST · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.37km E of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:57 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.87km E of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:56 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.613 km E of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 10:37 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 6:20 AM PST · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 3:40 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CASun, Jan 9, 5:13 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.541 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaSat, Jan 8, 11:36 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.814 km WNW of Wadsworth, NevadaThu, Jan 6, 2:27 PM PST · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Jan 6, 1:13 PM PST · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.77 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Jan 6, 3:28 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.55 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.27km SW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 11:47 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 10:24 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00831779. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.