M1.8 earthquake 18 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada on Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 6:35 AM PDT (13:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 198.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00916021. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.