Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:39 PM PDT (23:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 23:39:42 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.698° N, 118.475° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 37 hr ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 9 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924700 (also filed as us7000tj1l). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.