Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km N of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km N of Dyer, Nevada on Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:25 PM PDT (03:25 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.3 12 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-10-02 03:25:46 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.959° N, 118.084° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 6 hr ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 25 hr ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 30 hr ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.05 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 37 hr ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.520 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 38 hr ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.917 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 38 hr ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.52 km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.726 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 3 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.617 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.718 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 5 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.736 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.725 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 9 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.310 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.616 km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 14 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.610 km W of Toms Place, CA · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.418 km SW of Toms Place, CA · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00925150. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.