Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada on Wed, May 27, 1987, 7:19 PM PDT (02:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

Mogul forecastMore in Nevada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-28 02:19:10 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.411° N, 119.851° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.010 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 14359 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 14347 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.08 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 14346 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.88 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 14346 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.38 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 14345 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.96 km W of Sierra City, California · 14343 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNW of Verdi, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.03 km W of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.315 km S of Kingvale, California · 14325 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.516 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 14319 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.79 km N of Truckee, California · 14314 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.215 km S of Kingvale, California · 14314 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.414 km S of Kingvale, California · 14313 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.77 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 14312 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.212 km SW of Alpine Village, California · 14308 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Topaz, California · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.95 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14384 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.13 km E of Truckee, California · 14388 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035a6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.