M1.6 earthquake 58 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada on Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 12:27 AM PDT (07:27 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 47 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-20 07:27:01 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.956° N, 117.853° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.025 km WNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 155 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.047 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00915787. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.