Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada on Mon, Dec 8, 2025, 12:16 PM PST (20:16 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 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
2025-12-08 20:16:50 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.090° N, 119.007° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 299 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.317 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 294 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.617 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 294 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 293 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.07 km N of Bridgeport, CA · 293 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.524 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 291 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.621 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 281 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 20
  8. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 280 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.712 km SW of Walker, California · 277 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.113 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 277 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 276 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.82 km NNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 276 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.61 km SE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 273 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 271 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.55 km W of Walker, California · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.517 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.020 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.935 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada · 251 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 251 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.910 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 245 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.919 km S of Walker, CA · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.416 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 241 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 301 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.07 km SW of Markleeville, CA · 301 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.46 km SW of Markleeville, CA · 302 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 307 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.217 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 308 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.24 km SW of Walker, CA · 308 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.26 km N of Bridgeport, CA · 310 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.158 km N of Gabbs, Nevada · 313 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.55 km ESE of Sparks, Nevada · 317 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.513 km WSW of Nixon, Nevada · 319 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.420 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 319 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.324 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 319 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 328 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908304. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.