M1.7 earthquake 22 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 6:23 PM PDT

UTC

2025-09-17 01:23:20 UTC

Depth

13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.451° N, 118.457° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

12

• Fallon Station, NevadaPopulation 705. Forecast23 kmE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast70 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast117 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast601 kmN

After

1. 2.422 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Sep 19, 12:07 AM PDT · 377 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.810 km SE of Schurz, NevadaFri, Sep 19, 3:26 AM PDT · 377 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.610 km SE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 23, 4:39 PM PDT · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
4. 3.818 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Sep 25, 11:05 PM PDT · 370 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 16
5. 1.516 km NE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Sep 26, 6:17 AM PDT · 370 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.920 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Sep 28, 3:20 AM PDT · 368 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.721 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Oct 2, 9:14 AM PDT · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.519 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Oct 8, 6:20 AM PDT · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.642 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Oct 8, 10:33 AM PDT · 358 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
10. 2.522 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Oct 9, 11:20 AM PDT · 357 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.520 km ESE of Spanish Springs, NevadaFri, Oct 17, 4:31 PM PDT · 349 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.419 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaSat, Oct 25, 5:30 AM PDT · 341 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Oct 27, 2:59 AM PDT · 339 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Oct 31, 7:16 PM PDT · 334 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.930 km ENE of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Nov 4, 9:51 PM PST · 330 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
16. 2.021 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Nov 4, 9:51 PM PST · 330 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.519 km SE of Spanish Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 6, 4:01 PM PST · 329 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Nov 10, 12:39 PM PST · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.030 km ENE of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Nov 13, 5:21 AM PST · 322 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 2.810 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Sep 8, 2:45 AM PDT · 388 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.818 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Sep 7, 3:49 PM PDT · 389 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Aug 29, 12:28 PM PDT · 398 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.714 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Aug 28, 6:03 AM PDT · 399 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Aug 26, 1:39 PM PDT · 401 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.015 km NE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Aug 26, 10:12 AM PDT · 401 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.914 km E of Fernley, NevadaFri, Aug 22, 7:15 PM PDT · 404 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.814 km E of Fernley, NevadaFri, Aug 22, 6:19 PM PDT · 404 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00904462. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.