M3.0 earthquake 20 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km W of Preston, Nevada on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:12 AM PDT (07:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km W of Preston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-27 07:12:58 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.923° N, 115.300° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 200°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 7 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.321 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.620 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.826 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.120 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
- 2.022 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.320 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.119 km W of Preston, Nevada · 34 hr ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924934 (also filed as us6000txxl). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.