Nevada earthquakes today

4 earthquakes of M1.5 or more were recorded in Nevada in the 24 hours to 11:42 am PDT on 20 October 2026.

The largest was M 2.3, 19 km (12 mi) S of Henderson, Nevada, at 10:59 am PDT on 20 October 2026. None has a felt report yet.

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, as of 2026-10-20 18:42 UTC · USGS · earthquakes of M1.5 or more where USGS names the state in the location

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All 4 earthquakes in the last 24 hours

2.3 19 km (12 mi) S of Henderson, Nevada 9 km deep 10:59 am PDT
1.5 78 km (48 mi) S of Eureka, Nevada 2 km deep 7:08 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Dyer, Nevada 4 km deep 5:07 am PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) E of Spring Valley, Nevada 16 km deep Oct 19, 4:29 pm PDT

The last 7 days: M2.5 or more, and every felt one

2.5 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada 2 km deep · felt it? Oct 18, 11:25 pm PDT
2.3 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Fernley, Nevada 11 km deep · felt by 2 Oct 18, 2:40 pm PDT
3.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Mina, Nevada 11 km deep · felt by 1 Oct 17, 8:52 am PDT
3.4 19 km (12 mi) W of Preston, Nevada 5 km deep · felt it? Oct 15, 3:55 pm PDT
2.8 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada 9 km deep · felt it? Oct 15, 2:34 am PDT
3.0 12 km (7 mi) NE of Walker Lake, Nevada 10 km deep · felt by 1 Oct 14, 12:54 pm PDT

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Earthquakes in Nevada — the history since 1900, the activity score, faults and counties

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Nevada on the record

Last 30 days: 140 of M1.5 or more
Last 12 months: 2,335
Since 2016: 20,701
Largest since 2016: M 7.1 on 5 July 2019, Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

The QuakeIndex catalogue (USGS ComCat), counted to 10:27 am PDT on 20 October 2026. Nevada's page has the largest quakes since 1900, how active the state is against its own record, and every county.

Earthquakes near towns in Nevada

Gardnerville Ranchos 276 M2.5+ named after it · Tonopah 223 M2.5+ named after it · Hawthorne 221 M2.5+ named after it · Silver Springs 143 M2.5+ named after it · Yerington 114 M2.5+ named after it · Alamo 68 M2.5+ named after it · Topaz Ranch Estates 49 M2.5+ named after it · Reno 36 M2.5+ named after it · Beatty 26 M2.5+ named after it · Carlin 25 M2.5+ named after it · Mesquite 24 M2.5+ named after it · Caliente 21 M2.5+ named after it · Spanish Springs 18 M2.5+ named after it · Fallon 14 M2.5+ named after it · Pioche 13 M2.5+ named after it

Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and whether one was likely felt in town in the last 24 hours. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Earthquakes today in other states

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