Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km SW of Fallon, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Fallon, Nevada on Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 3:04 AM PDT (10:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 19 km SE of Silver Springs, 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
2026-04-21 10:04:33 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.364° N, 118.970° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.217 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.717 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.615 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.68 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 165 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.718 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.819 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.77 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 164 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.818 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.016 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.015 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.217 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 28
  20. 4.819 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 292
  21. 2.418 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.718 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.819 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.919 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.519 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.718 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.818 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.118 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 3.119 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  34. 2.318 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.815 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.715 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.419 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.517 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 3.019 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.818 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.715 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.616 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.118 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 163 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.411 km N of Kings Beach, CA · 162 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 162 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 162 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 165 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.616 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.718 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.713 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.117 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.717 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.417 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.418 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.518 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.020 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 166 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00915931. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.