Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km E of Sparks, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km E of Sparks, Nevada on Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 1:24 PM PDT (20:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M5.7 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-03-31 20:24:56 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.545° N, 119.648° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 183 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.58 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.37 km ENE of Markleeville, CA · 181 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of Herlong, California · 181 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.76 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 178 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.239 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6,515
  8. 3.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 68
  9. 2.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 33
  10. 3.322 km SW of Fallon, Nevada · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 19
  11. 3.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 36
  14. 3.318 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 26
  15. 3.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 69
  16. 3.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.516 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 3.019 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.916 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 43
  30. 1.616 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.117 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.217 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.119 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  37. 3.321 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 11
  38. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.621 km WSW of Fallon Station, Nevada · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 3.020 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 12
  42. 1.517 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.918 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.417 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.919 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.219 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.519 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 16
  49. 1.717 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.418 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.316 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.718 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  55. 1.720 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.915 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.419 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.418 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.77 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 185 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.639 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 186 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.019 km S of Johnsville, CA · 187 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 189 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.920 km E of Herlong, California · 190 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.816 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 193 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.016 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 193 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.210 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 196 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 203 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 204 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.912 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.612 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 206 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 207 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.213 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00913587. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC.