Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Tue, May 26, 2026, 10:35 PM PDT (05:35 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-05-27 05:35:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.776° N, 118.832° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 127 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 39
  3. 2.218 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 127 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.729 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.919 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.16 km SSW of Walker, CA · 123 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSW of Walker, CA · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.018 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.417 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.719 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.626 km SW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 120 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 119 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.519 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.719 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.315 km E of Markleeville, CA · 117 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.213 km SW of Walker, CA · 117 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.821 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.618 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 116 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.210 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.927 km SE of Bodie, CA · 113 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.220 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 4.020 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 137
  45. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  46. 1.623 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 111 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.720 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 111 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.139 km E of Lee Vining, CA · 109 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.719 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 109 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.913 km WNW of Walker, CA · 109 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.513 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.033 km N of Benton, California · 106 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.119 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 106 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 103 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.819 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 103 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.532 km SE of Bodie, CA · 102 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.230 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 102 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.519 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 102 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.614 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 128 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 128 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.919 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.617 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 132 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.640 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 133 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.018 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.510 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.828 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.720 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 134 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.917 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 134 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.73 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 134 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.319 km E of Markleeville, CA · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00919243. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.