Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km N of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Carson City, Nevada on Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 1:07 PM PDT (20:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-03-31 20:07:50 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.231° N, 119.753° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 183 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.86 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 181 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.58 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 181 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.37 km ENE of Markleeville, CA · 179 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.76 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 176 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.56 km W of Walker, CA · 175 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.96 km W of Walker, CA · 175 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  8. 5.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6,515
  9. 3.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 68
  10. 2.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 33
  11. 3.322 km SW of Fallon, Nevada · 170 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 19
  12. 3.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 36
  15. 3.318 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 26
  16. 3.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 69
  17. 3.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.516 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.223 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 170 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.019 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.916 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 3.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 43
  32. 1.616 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.117 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.217 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 3.119 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  39. 3.321 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 11
  40. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.621 km WSW of Fallon Station, Nevada · 170 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 3.020 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 12
  44. 1.517 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.918 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.417 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.919 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.219 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.519 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 16
  51. 1.717 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.418 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.316 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.718 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.720 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.915 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.419 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.019 km S of Johnsville, CA · 186 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.64 km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.816 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 191 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.016 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 191 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.210 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.95 km NNW of Walker, CA · 196 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.75 km NNW of Walker, CA · 196 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 201 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.612 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.213 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00913586. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.