Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada on Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 8:06 AM PDT (15:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-22 15:06:38 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.314° N, 119.062° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 since this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 30 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.73 km W of Walker, CA · 29 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.39 km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.720 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.621 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of East Valley, Nevada · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.06 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.712 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.014 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.613 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 45 hr ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.61 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 31 hr ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 19 hr ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.81 km NW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 22 min ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.914 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.315 km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.734 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSE of Floriston, California · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.918 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 43 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.822 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 47 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.44 km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.322 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 49 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 49 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00923708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.