Nevada earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 23 km W of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 23 km W of Gerlach, Nevada on Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 7:12 AM PDT (14:12 UTC), 11 km (7 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
3.3 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-09-14 14:12:05 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.619° N, 119.626° W
Region
Nevada
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
0.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
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Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 241°, dip 45°, rake -51°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 13°, dip 57°, rake -122°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
139°
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: 14 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.611 km E of Eagleville, California · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 21 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924436 (also filed as us7000thdk). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.