M3.0 earthquake 21 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada on Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 4:32 PM PST (00:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.24 · 13 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.035 · 110 stations

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00888654 (also filed as us7000nxg7). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.