Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Tue, May 26, 2026, 11:59 AM PDT (18:59 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-05-26 18:59:39 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.805° N, 118.614° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.136 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.614 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.715 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 129 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 129 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.620 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 129 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 128 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 39
  7. 2.218 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 128 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 127 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.729 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.919 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 125 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSW of Walker, CA · 124 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.25 km SSW of Walker, CA · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 124 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.018 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.417 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.719 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.626 km SW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 122 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 122 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 120 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.519 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.719 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.315 km E of Markleeville, CA · 119 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.213 km SW of Walker, CA · 118 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.821 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 117 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.618 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 117 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.210 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 115 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 115 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 115 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 115 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 115 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.927 km SE of Bodie, CA · 114 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.220 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 4.020 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 137
  49. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  50. 1.623 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 113 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.720 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 112 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.139 km E of Lee Vining, CA · 111 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.719 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.913 km WNW of Walker, CA · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.513 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 108 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 3.033 km N of Benton, California · 108 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.119 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 105 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.819 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 105 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.235 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 131 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 131 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.829 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.919 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.617 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 133 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.636 km NE of Benton, California · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.640 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.018 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 135 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.510 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 135 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.828 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.117 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 135 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.720 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 135 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 135 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.917 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 135 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00919228. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.