Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 44 km W of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 44 km W of Austin, Nevada on Sun, Jun 28, 2026, 5:46 AM PDT (12:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 16 km NE of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-06-28 12:46:43 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.427° N, 117.578° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 77 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.662 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 73 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.956 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 50 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.957 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.734 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.544 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 89 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.223 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 89 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.024 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 90 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.672 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 94 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.166 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 95 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.055 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 102 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.755 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 113 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00920870. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.