M1.8 earthquake 18 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada on Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:29 PM PDT (05:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-26 05:29:57 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.131° N, 119.060° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 since this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km SW of Walker, California · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.320 km E of Markleeville, CA · 3 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.39 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA · 27 hr ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 532
- 2.312 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 26 hr ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.68 km WSW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 7 hr ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.910 km WSW of South Lake Tahoe, CA · 6 hr ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 71
Before
- 1.62 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.91 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.81 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 242
- 1.81 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.61 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 12 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.315 km SE of Markleeville, CA · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 18 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924919. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.