Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:13 AM PDT (11:13 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-10-02 11:13:37 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.731° N, 118.661° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 1.632 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 24 hr ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 35 hr ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 40 hr ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.520 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.320 km E of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.726 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 4 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.66 km SW of Walker, California · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.818 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 12 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00925165. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.