Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Mon, Sep 11, 2023, 4:52 PM PDT (23:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 29 km ENE of Bridgeport, California. 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
2023-09-11 23:52:26 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.190° N, 118.588° 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
±0.41
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Nevada · 1119 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.153 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 1114 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.756 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 1113 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.057 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 1112 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.511 km NE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.030 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1104 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.520 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.72 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1101 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.58 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1092 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.9Nevada · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.015 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.035 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.521 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.524 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.929 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.617 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1078 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.728 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.615 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.130 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1070 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.630 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1070 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.229 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1070 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.430 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 1070 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.513 km NE of Walker, California · 1070 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1069 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.219 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.511 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 1063 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.54 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.021 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1062 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.120 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1062 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.119 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.520 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.520 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.756 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1123 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.520 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.510 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1141 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.616 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1141 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.910 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1141 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.528 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.516 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1143 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.017 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.116 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1144 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.616 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1144 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.512 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.050 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00865706. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.