Nevada earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada on Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 7:42 AM PDT (14:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-19 14:42:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.282° N, 119.109° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
17
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

17 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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.

After

The first 60 of 198.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000srcn (also filed as nn00915550). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.