Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada on Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 5:40 AM PDT (12:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-09 12:40:25 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.727° N, 119.375° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 30 since this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 19 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.111 km N of Kings Beach, CA · 17 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 12 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.818 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.66 km SW of Walker, California · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.320 km E of Markleeville, CA · 19 hr ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.73 km SE of East Valley, Nevada · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 28 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 34 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.73 km W of Walker, CA · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 40 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.914 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.315 km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 41 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.528 km SE of Bodie, CA · 44 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924291. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.