Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM PDT (04:19 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SSW of Round Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-09-23 04:19:16 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.280° N, 117.603° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.69
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.52 km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 43 hr ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.05 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 hr ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.861 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.641 km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.610 km SW of West Bishop, CA · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.63 km N of West Bishop, CA · 25 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 28 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.743 km E of Big Pine, California · 28 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.329 km ENE of Benton, California · 28 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.22 km N of Lone Pine, CA · 28 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.116 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 33 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.617 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada · 33 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924757. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.