M2.0 earthquake 23 km WSW of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 8:38 PM PDT (03:38 UTC), 0 km (0 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-06-19 03:38:45 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.845° N, 115.322° 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
- 187°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.693 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 70 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.932 km NNW of Pioche, Nevada · 63 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.665 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 57 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.878 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.378 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00920463. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC.