Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada on Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 9:28 PM PDT (04:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada. 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
2024-08-06 04:28:39 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.578° N, 119.064° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 788 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.616 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 788 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.716 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 785 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 785 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.917 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 103
  6. 2.211 km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 783 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSE of Virginia City, Nevada · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.34 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 780 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.33 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 780 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 780 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.44 km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.34 km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 775 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.516 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 768 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.13 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 768 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 764 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.211 km NNE of Kings Beach, CA · 759 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.914 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.214 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.623 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 751 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.634 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 791 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.715 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 791 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.615 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 791 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.315 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 791 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.916 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 793 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.117 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 794 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.614 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.215 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.115 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 796 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.910 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 796 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.816 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 798 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.511 km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 799 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.115 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 799 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.917 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 800 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.918 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 802 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.38 km SSE of Dollar Point, CA · 805 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.18 km SSE of Dollar Point, CA · 806 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.28 km SSE of Dollar Point, CA · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.98 km SSE of Dollar Point, CA · 806 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 13
  20. 2.98 km SSE of Dollar Point, CA · 806 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 29

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00881966. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.