Nevada earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 22 km SW of Fallon, Nevada

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Fallon, Nevada on Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:34 PM PDT (01:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:34 PM PDT
UTC: 2026-04-14 01:34:09 UTC
Depth: 9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.342° N, 118.974° W
Region: Nevada
Felt reports: 19
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

19 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.22
Station coverage gap: 251°, 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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00914074 (also filed as nn00914127, us6000spuv). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.