M2.2 earthquake 50 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 50 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada on Thu, Jun 1, 2023, 11:58 PM PDT (06:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 31 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.86 · 9 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k5pd (also filed as nn00860669). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.