Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km E of Fernley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km E of Fernley, Nevada on Fri, Aug 22, 2025, 6:19 PM PDT (01:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km SE of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-08-23 01:19:45 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.601° N, 119.082° 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
±0.33
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 405 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.015 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 401 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.723 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 401 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.714 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 399 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 398 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 397 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.04 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 390 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.818 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 389 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 388 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.55 km N of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 387 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.77 km NNE of Kings Beach, CA · 386 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.63 km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.722 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 380 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.422 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 377 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 377 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.610 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.516 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 370 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.920 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 368 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.721 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 364 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.519 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 358 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.642 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 358 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.06 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.522 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 357 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.66 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 350 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.520 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 349 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.89 km ENE of Sparks, Nevada · 413 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.29 km ENE of Sparks, Nevada · 417 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 29
  3. 1.619 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 417 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 418 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.517 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 418 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 13
  6. 1.521 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 425 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.74 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 426 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.84 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA · 426 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.74 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 426 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.73 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 427 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.58 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 427 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.810 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 427 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.318 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 429 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.16 km SSE of Floriston, California · 432 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00903034. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.