Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Wed, Oct 8, 2025, 10:33 AM PDT (17:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 22 km NNE of Yerington, 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
2025-10-08 17:33:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.555° N, 118.252° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.522 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 357 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 340 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 335 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.930 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 331 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.021 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 331 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 325 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.030 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 323 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.324 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 317 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.420 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 316 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.158 km N of Gabbs, Nevada · 310 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.217 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 305 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 305 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.431 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 302 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.630 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 359 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.721 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.920 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 369 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.516 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 371 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.818 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 371 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 16
  6. 1.610 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 378 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.422 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 378 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.722 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 380 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00905663. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.