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M 1.9ml

Earthquake near Fallon, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Fallon in the 24 hours to 2:11 pm PST (22:11 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 24 km (15 mi) SW, at 12:51 am PDT on 22 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Fallon

This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 44 km (27 mi) south-southeast of Fallon, NV, at 5:55 am PDT on 19 April 2026 (12:55 UTC), 5.1 km deep. The magnitude and location are an automatic first estimate and may change.

USGS: 21 km NE of Schurz, Nevada

5:55 am PDT, Apr 19, 2026 · · 5.1 km deep · released about 20 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Lyon County 49 kmChurchill County 59 kmMineral County 67 kmStorey County 85 kmDouglas County 86 kmCarson City 96 kmAlpine County 113 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
5:55 am PDT on 19 April 2026 ()
Where
44 km (27 mi) south-southeast of Fallon, NV · earthquakes near Fallon
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
5.1 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Lyon County, 49 km W
Nearest mapped fault
Wassuk Range fault, 21 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
Status
Automatic — a machine’s first estimate, which may change

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 207 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Fallon, 44 km away, the estimate is intensity I (not felt). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 20 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 760,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 540,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 48× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 20 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 5.7 on 2024-12-09 — about 560,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 22 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 34 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 6.2 The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 37 km N of this epicentre
  3. 5.9 21 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 17 km NNE of this epicentre
  4. 5.8 48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 50 km ENE of this epicentre
  5. 5.7 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 38 km NNE of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 39.0905, -118.6418. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Lyon County, NV 49 km (30 mi) W earthquakes near Lyon County
Churchill County, NV 59 km (37 mi) NNE earthquakes near Churchill County
Mineral County, NV 67 km (41 mi) SSE earthquakes near Mineral County
Storey County, NV 85 km (53 mi) WNW earthquakes near Storey County
Douglas County, NV 86 km (53 mi) WSW earthquakes near Douglas County
Carson City, NV 96 km (59 mi) W earthquakes near Carson City

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.7 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  2. 2.4 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  3. 1.7 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  4. 1.9 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  5. 3.4 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  6. 2.5 18 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  7. 1.5 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  8. 2.0 20 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  9. 1.7 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  10. 2.7 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  11. 1.6 16 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  12. 1.6 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  13. 1.6 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  14. 1.9 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  15. 1.5 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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