Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #916157: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 5:54:30 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The magnitude 2.2 event occurred 4 km (3 miles) SW of Winnemucca, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 5:54:30 PM (PDT) Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 0:54:30 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Winnemucca, NV - 4 km (3 miles) SW (219 degrees) Battle Mountain, NV - 77 km (48 miles) WNW (296 degrees) Lovelock, NV - 104 km (65 miles) NE (35 degrees) Carlin, NV - 141 km (88 miles) W (281 degrees) Elko, NV - 168 km (104 miles) W (275 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 56.4 min. N (40.939N), 117 deg. 45.5 min. W (117.758W) |
| Depth | 6.53 km (4.10 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=72.3 km, Rmss=0.4533 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.1576 km, Gp=205 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00916157 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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