Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 9:59 AM PDT (16:59 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 57 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-09-14 16:59:32 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.401° N, 118.450° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 743 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.416 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.516 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.313 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 741 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.821 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 735 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.246 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.110 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 701 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.257 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 700 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.553 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 698 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.214 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.014 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.914 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.89 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 760 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.717 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.814 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.413 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.214 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.916 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.617 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 767 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.817 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 768 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.116 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.117 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 769 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 769 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
  19. 2.315 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 770 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00884676. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.