M1.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 12:50 AM PST

UTC

2025-12-15 08:50:22 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.080° N, 118.996° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

22

• Yerington, NevadaPopulation 3,064. Forecast18 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast63 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast86 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast563 kmN

After

1. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 15, 2:54 AM PST · 293 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.07 km N of Bridgeport, CAMon, Dec 15, 1:27 PM PST · 292 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.524 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Dec 17, 8:12 PM PST · 290 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
4. 3.621 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 27, 7:20 AM PST · 280 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 20
5. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Dec 29, 1:22 AM PST · 279 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.712 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 9:26 PM PST · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.113 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Dec 31, 11:11 PM PST · 276 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 9:38 AM PST · 275 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.82 km NNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 9:00 PM PST · 275 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.61 km SE of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, Jan 4, 6:24 PM PST · 272 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 6, 11:21 PM PST · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 13, 1:53 AM PST · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.55 km W of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 3:39 PM PST · 261 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.517 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jan 16, 5:53 PM PST · 260 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
15. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 3:07 AM PST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
16. 3.020 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 9:45 PM PST · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
17. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 3:29 AM PST · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.935 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 4:32 AM PST · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
19. 3.642 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 7:31 AM PST · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.642 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 8:10 AM PST · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
21. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 1:38 PM PST · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
22. 1.630 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 1:40 PM PST · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.910 km NNE of Fish Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 3:43 PM PST · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Feb 2, 3:51 AM PST · 243 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
25. 1.919 km S of Walker, CAWed, Feb 4, 1:22 PM PST · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
26. 2.416 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Feb 6, 12:44 AM PST · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaSat, Feb 7, 4:00 PM PST · 238 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.537 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaSun, Feb 8, 7:22 PM PST · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.94 km NNE of Dollar Point, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:55 PM PST · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.83 km NNE of Dollar Point, CATue, Feb 10, 2:42 AM PST · 236 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.34 km SW of Tahoe Vista, CATue, Feb 10, 2:45 AM PST · 236 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
32. 2.315 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:41 AM PST · 234 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.60 km SW of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.15 km W of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 233 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 2.317 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 15, 12:47 AM PST · 293 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.215 km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NVTue, Dec 9, 12:36 PM PST · 298 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.617 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 8, 12:16 PM PST · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.39 km SE of Dollar Point, CASun, Dec 7, 11:22 PM PST · 300 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.07 km SW of Markleeville, CASun, Dec 7, 5:35 AM PST · 300 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.46 km SW of Markleeville, CASat, Dec 6, 6:15 PM PST · 301 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.717 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Dec 1, 6:29 AM PST · 306 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.217 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Nov 30, 4:25 PM PST · 307 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.24 km SW of Walker, CASun, Nov 30, 7:17 AM PST · 307 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.26 km N of Bridgeport, CAFri, Nov 28, 5:10 AM PST · 309 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.158 km N of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Nov 25, 8:45 AM PST · 312 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.55 km ESE of Sparks, NevadaFri, Nov 21, 2:30 PM PST · 316 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.623 km WSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Nov 20, 9:20 AM PST · 317 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.513 km WSW of Nixon, NevadaWed, Nov 19, 9:47 PM PST · 318 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.420 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Nov 19, 4:33 PM PST · 318 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.324 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Nov 19, 3:43 AM PST · 318 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908537. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.