M2.0 earthquake 26 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km W of Preston, Nevada on Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 PM PDT (03:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 78 km S of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-06-18 03:30:44 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.882° N, 115.362° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 196°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.023 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 104 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.693 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 71 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.932 km NNW of Pioche, Nevada · 64 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.665 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 58 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.878 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 55 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.378 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 55 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00920423. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.