Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #917355: 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 7:11:59 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) SE of Silver Springs, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:11:59 AM (PDT) Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 14:11:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Silver Springs, NV - 18 km (11 miles) SE (135 degrees) Stagecoach, NV - 27 km (17 miles) ESE (108 degrees) Fallon, NV - 32 km (20 miles) SW (233 degrees) Yerington, NV - 36 km (22 miles) NNE (12 degrees) Fernley, NV - 37 km (23 miles) SSE (156 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 18.0 min. N (39.300N), 119 deg. 4.7 min. W (119.078W) |
| Depth | 5.10 km (3.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=52.7 km, Rmss=0.2588 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=3.2948 km, Gp=100 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00917355 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
