M3.3 earthquake 21 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km W of Preston, Nevada on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:18 AM PDT (07:18 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 3.3 (mwr), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-27 07:18:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.925° N, 115.311° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 3.3 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 23°, dip 43°, rake -104°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 222°, dip 48°, rake -78°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 201°, 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: 6 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.620 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.826 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.120 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
- 2.022 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.320 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.119 km W of Preston, Nevada · 40 hr ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924939 (also filed as us6000txxg). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.