M1.5 earthquake 13 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 9:28 AM PDT

UTC

2025-04-21 16:28:35 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.560° N, 119.111° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Station coverage gap

111°

Stations used

20

• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast13 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast60 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast617 kmN

After

1. 1.715 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 21, 1:37 PM PDT · 529 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.519 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 21, 10:23 PM PDT · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.84 km W of Nixon, NevadaTue, Apr 22, 1:56 AM PDT · 528 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.915 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Apr 26, 6:18 PM PDT · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.515 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Apr 27, 2:54 AM PDT · 523 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.921 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 28, 5:35 AM PDT · 522 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.515 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 28, 7:04 AM PDT · 522 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Apr 29, 4:05 AM PDT · 521 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.615 km NE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 1, 5:50 PM PDT · 518 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.514 km NE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 1, 5:53 PM PDT · 518 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.612 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, May 6, 2:35 PM PDT · 514 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.512 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, May 6, 11:51 PM PDT · 513 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.612 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, May 10, 4:28 AM PDT · 510 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.617 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaMon, May 12, 9:40 PM PDT · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.624 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, May 13, 10:30 AM PDT · 507 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.410 km NNW of Truckee, CAWed, May 14, 8:10 PM PDT · 505 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.99 km SE of Nixon, NevadaWed, May 14, 9:22 PM PDT · 505 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.314 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 15, 3:34 PM PDT · 505 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.821 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 15, 6:59 PM PDT · 504 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.223 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, May 16, 6:40 AM PDT · 504 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.616 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, May 19, 4:48 PM PDT · 501 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.815 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaTue, May 20, 7:46 AM PDT · 500 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
23. 2.717 km S of Schurz, NevadaMon, May 26, 9:35 AM PDT · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.516 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, May 26, 9:39 AM PDT · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.617 km S of Schurz, NevadaMon, May 26, 3:08 PM PDT · 494 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.817 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Jun 2, 12:01 AM PDT · 487 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.614 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Jun 3, 7:08 AM PDT · 486 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.614 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Jun 3, 10:39 PM PDT · 485 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
29. 2.112 km S of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jun 5, 2:01 AM PDT · 484 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jun 5, 2:44 AM PDT · 484 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
31. 1.614 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jun 5, 6:59 AM PDT · 484 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.69 km E of Sparks, NevadaMon, Jun 9, 3:07 PM PDT · 480 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 2.917 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 21, 12:32 AM PDT · 529 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.917 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 21, 12:29 AM PDT · 529 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.613 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 8:55 PM PDT · 529 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.514 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Apr 19, 6:20 PM PDT · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.614 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Apr 19, 7:49 AM PDT · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.114 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Apr 19, 7:41 AM PDT · 531 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.414 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Apr 18, 7:45 PM PDT · 531 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.615 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Apr 17, 11:57 AM PDT · 533 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.17 km ENE of Loyalton, CAThu, Apr 17, 12:50 AM PDT · 533 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.813 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaWed, Apr 16, 10:16 PM PDT · 533 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.125 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Apr 16, 6:57 AM PDT · 534 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 14, 7:14 PM PDT · 535 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
13. 2.215 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 14, 7:13 PM PDT · 535 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.812 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaMon, Apr 14, 2:57 AM PDT · 536 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.519 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Apr 12, 8:53 PM PDT · 537 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.515 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Apr 11, 7:30 PM PDT · 538 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.413 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Apr 11, 1:02 AM PDT · 539 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
18. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Apr 10, 7:11 AM PDT · 540 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.819 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Apr 9, 1:41 AM PDT · 541 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.514 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Apr 8, 10:48 AM PDT · 542 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00896629. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.