Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Fri, Sep 8, 2023, 4:58 PM PDT (23:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 California-Nevada border region. 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
2023-09-08 23:58:17 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.574° N, 118.094° 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
±0.12
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.060 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.659 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.153 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.756 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 1113 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.057 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 1112 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.427 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.9Nevada · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.035 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.929 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.728 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.219 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 1063 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.52 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 1132 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.528 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.050 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00865620. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.