Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 29 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Thu, Oct 19, 2023, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-10-19 21:44:31 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.542° N, 118.414° 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
121°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.728 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1070 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1066 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.219 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 1063 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.021 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1062 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.120 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1062 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.119 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1061 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.520 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1061 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.520 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1060 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.86 km N of Yerington, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.620 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1049 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.612 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1047 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.59 km ESE of Yerington, Nevada · 1040 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.918 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1027 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.539 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1024 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.524 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.521 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.035 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.015 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1089 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.9Nevada · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.520 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.427 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1111 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00867643. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.