Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada on Sat, Dec 27, 2025, 10:11 PM PST (06:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km SE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-28 06:11:44 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.449° N, 117.545° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.54
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 63.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908968. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.