M3.1 earthquake 19 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 19 km W of Preston, Nevada on Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:50 AM PDT (09:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-29 09:50:11 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.921° N, 115.288° 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
- ±0.33
- Station coverage gap
- 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.320 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.022 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.120 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
- 1.826 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.620 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.321 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.020 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.121 km W of Preston, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
- 2.235 km SE of Eureka, Nevada · 6 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.684 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 20 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00925017 (also filed as us6000tybh). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.