Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 9:25 AM PDT (16:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NE of Lake Davis, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-04-27 16:25:33 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.598° N, 119.643° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.28 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 157 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 17
  2. 2.38 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.58 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.48 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 33
  5. 2.025 km WNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 155 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.123 km E of Herlong, California · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 145 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.510 km WNW of Nixon, Nevada · 141 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.921 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.611 km SSW of Nixon, Nevada · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.613 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 134 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.713 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.119 km N of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.131 km W of Empire, Nevada · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.611 km NE of Susanville, CA · 123 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.28 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.18 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.314 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.115 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 108 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.923 km SSE of Eagleville, California · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.48 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.18 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.08 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.07 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.58 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.98 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.934 km W of Empire, Nevada · 168 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.927 km W of Empire, Nevada · 169 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.239 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 171 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.514 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Herlong, California · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.639 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 185 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00916547. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.