M2.1 earthquake 20 km W of Gerlach, Nevada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 20 km W of Gerlach, Nevada on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 11:27 PM PDT (06:27 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-16 06:27:35 UTC
- Depth
- 8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.616° N, 119.591° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.52
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- 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: 9 since this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
- 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.611 km E of Eagleville, California · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 15 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 19 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 21 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 24 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 26 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924501. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.