Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on Thu, Aug 6, 2026, 11:49 AM PDT (18:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-06 18:49:30 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.594° N, 119.624° 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; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 21 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 15 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.611 km E of Eagleville, California · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 70 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.224 km ENE of Honey Lake, CA · 77 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 79 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.438 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 83 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.829 km WNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 83 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00922992 (also filed as us6000tip6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.