Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on Fri, May 15, 2026, 3:35 PM PDT (22:35 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km NE of Susanville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-05-15 22:35:32 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.601° N, 119.597° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SSW of Nixon, Nevada · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 134 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.713 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.119 km N of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.131 km W of Empire, Nevada · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.611 km NE of Susanville, CA · 123 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.314 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.115 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 108 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.446 km S of Eagleville, California · 91 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.829 km WNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 86 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.438 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 86 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 82 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.224 km ENE of Honey Lake, CA · 80 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km WNW of Nixon, Nevada · 142 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 145 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 148 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.123 km E of Herlong, California · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.025 km WNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 156 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.125 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 158 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.923 km SSE of Eagleville, California · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.934 km W of Empire, Nevada · 168 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.927 km W of Empire, Nevada · 169 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918697. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.