Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22 km W of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km W of Gerlach, Nevada on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 11:19 PM PDT (06:19 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 06:19:08 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.629° N, 119.617° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.56
Station coverage gap
195°, 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: 12 since this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.714 km N of Susanville, CA · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.611 km E of Eagleville, California · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.75 km SW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 24 hr ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924498. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.