M1.8 earthquake 15 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, May 20, 2025, 7:46 AM PDT

UTC

2025-05-20 14:46:51 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.050° N, 119.010° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

97°

Stations used

23

• Yerington, NevadaPopulation 3,064. Forecast15 kmENE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast65 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast87 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast560 kmN

After

1. 2.013 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, May 21, 5:34 AM PDT · 500 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.730 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 9:22 AM PDT · 495 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.717 km S of Schurz, NevadaMon, May 26, 9:35 AM PDT · 495 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.516 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, May 26, 9:39 AM PDT · 495 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.617 km S of Schurz, NevadaMon, May 26, 3:08 PM PDT · 495 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.53 km SSW of Markleeville, CAWed, May 28, 12:24 PM PDT · 493 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.730 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, May 29, 1:29 PM PDT · 492 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.34 km SSW of Markleeville, CAThu, May 29, 5:38 PM PDT · 492 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.54 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaSat, May 31, 5:12 PM PDT · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.817 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Jun 2, 12:01 AM PDT · 489 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
11. 1.614 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Jun 3, 7:08 AM PDT · 487 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.614 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Jun 3, 10:39 PM PDT · 487 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.56 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jun 4, 1:06 AM PDT · 487 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
14. 2.318 km of Walker, CAWed, Jun 4, 4:55 PM PDT · 486 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.112 km S of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jun 5, 2:01 AM PDT · 485 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
16. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jun 5, 2:44 AM PDT · 485 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.614 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jun 5, 6:59 AM PDT · 485 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
18. 2.122 km SSW of Walker, CASat, Jun 7, 11:45 PM PDT · 483 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Jun 9, 5:09 AM PDT · 481 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.69 km E of Sparks, NevadaMon, Jun 9, 3:07 PM PDT · 481 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
21. 2.616 km NW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Jun 13, 3:47 AM PDT · 477 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.67 km ENE of Coleville, CaliforniaTue, Jun 17, 2:27 AM PDT · 473 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
23. 1.718 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jun 22, 5:54 AM PDT · 468 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.921 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jun 22, 6:17 AM PDT · 468 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
25. 2.020 km SSE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Jun 23, 9:44 PM PDT · 467 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
26. 2.46 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaMon, Jun 23, 11:33 PM PDT · 467 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.83 km W of Nixon, NevadaSat, Jun 28, 3:17 AM PDT · 462 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.55 km SE of Floriston, CaliforniaSat, Jun 28, 9:29 PM PDT · 462 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
29. 2.124 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jul 3, 12:40 PM PDT · 457 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
30. 2.48 km NNW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 4, 11:29 PM PDT · 456 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
31. 2.18 km NNW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 456 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
32. 1.58 km NNW of Schurz, NevadaSat, Jul 5, 12:04 AM PDT · 456 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
33. 2.48 km NNW of Schurz, NevadaSat, Jul 5, 2:46 PM PDT · 455 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.521 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Jul 5, 3:08 PM PDT · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
35. 2.47 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaTue, Jul 8, 12:12 PM PDT · 452 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
36. 2.020 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Jul 9, 1:57 AM PDT · 451 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
37. 1.616 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jul 9, 3:49 PM PDT · 451 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.621 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Jul 11, 12:02 AM PDT · 450 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.912 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jul 12, 5:45 PM PDT · 448 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
40. 3.520 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jul 17, 3:24 AM PDT · 443 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
41. 1.920 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jul 17, 4:43 PM PDT · 443 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
42. 1.514 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Jul 17, 7:04 PM PDT · 443 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
43. 1.55 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaThu, Jul 17, 9:07 PM PDT · 443 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
44. 1.819 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, Jul 17, 10:10 PM PDT · 443 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.522 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Jul 18, 12:07 AM PDT · 443 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 1.53 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 9:08 PM PDT · 502 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.616 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, May 19, 4:48 PM PDT · 502 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.223 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, May 16, 6:40 AM PDT · 505 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.821 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 15, 6:59 PM PDT · 506 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 2.314 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 15, 3:34 PM PDT · 506 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.42 km WNW of Walker, CAWed, May 14, 9:37 PM PDT · 507 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.99 km SE of Nixon, NevadaWed, May 14, 9:22 PM PDT · 507 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.624 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, May 13, 10:30 AM PDT · 508 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.617 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaMon, May 12, 9:40 PM PDT · 509 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.612 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, May 10, 4:28 AM PDT · 511 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.512 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, May 6, 11:51 PM PDT · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.612 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, May 6, 2:35 PM PDT · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 7:54 AM PDT · 519 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.03 km NNW of Walker, CAThu, May 1, 6:26 PM PDT · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
15. 1.514 km NE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 1, 5:53 PM PDT · 520 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.615 km NE of Yerington, NevadaThu, May 1, 5:50 PM PDT · 520 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Apr 29, 4:05 AM PDT · 522 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.515 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 28, 7:04 AM PDT · 523 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.921 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Apr 28, 5:35 AM PDT · 523 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.515 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Apr 27, 2:54 AM PDT · 524 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00897802. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.