Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km NE of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Yerington, Nevada on Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 2:17 PM PDT (21:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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
2026-03-23 21:17:40 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.090° N, 119.024° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
16

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 194 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.210 km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.64 km ENE of Dollar Point, CA · 190 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.610 km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 189 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.639 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 187 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.77 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 186 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.09 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 186 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.86 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 184 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.58 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 184 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.37 km ENE of Markleeville, CA · 181 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Carson City, Nevada · 179 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.56 km W of Walker, CA · 177 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.96 km W of Walker, CA · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.239 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 5.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6,515
  16. 3.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 68
  17. 2.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 33
  18. 3.322 km SW of Fallon, Nevada · 173 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 19
  19. 3.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 36
  22. 3.318 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 26
  23. 3.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 69
  24. 3.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.516 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  30. 3.223 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 173 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.018 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.820 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.019 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.916 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 3.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 43
  39. 1.616 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.117 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.217 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 3.119 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.321 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 11
  47. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.621 km WSW of Fallon Station, Nevada · 173 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.020 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 12
  51. 1.517 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.918 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.417 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.919 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.219 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.519 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 16
  58. 1.717 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 173 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.418 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.210 km N of Stagecoach, Nevada · 197 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.95 km NNW of Walker, CA · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.75 km NNW of Walker, CA · 198 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.79 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.89 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 205 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 207 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 207 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.816 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 217 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.819 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 217 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.812 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.618 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 218 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00913162. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC.