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Earthquakes near Mogul, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Mogul in the 24 hours to 5:07 pm PDT (00:07 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 6 km (4 mi) ESE, at 11:07 pm PDT on 10 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 7 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.8

Latest: 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026 · 15 km (10 mi) NE of Mogul, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Mogul was M 2.8, 15 km (10 mi) NE of Mogul, NV, at 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026, 5 km deep. 242 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Mogul was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Mogul since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Mogul in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
6 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.7
Last 12 months
43 · largest M 3.3 on 22 May 2026
Since 2016
488 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.7 on 10 March 2020, 28 km (17 mi) W of Mogul, NV
Reported felt
156 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Upper Long Valley fault, 7 km from its surface trace

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Sep 22 Oct 7 Oct 21
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.2), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.3 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Mogul, NV · felt by 7
  2. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NE of Mogul, NV
  3. 1.9 15 km (10 mi) NE of Mogul, NV · felt by 1
  4. 2.8 15 km (10 mi) NE of Mogul, NV · felt by 242
  5. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NE of Mogul, NV
  6. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NE of Mogul, NV
  7. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  8. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) NW of Mogul, NV · felt by 1
  9. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  10. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Mogul, NV
  11. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) E of Mogul, NV
  12. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Mogul, NV
  13. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Mogul, NV
  14. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) S of Mogul, NV
  15. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Mogul, NV · felt by 1
  16. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  17. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  18. 2.0 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  19. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  20. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Mogul, NV
  21. 3.3 22 km (13 mi) SW of Mogul, NV · felt by 48
  22. 2.5 22 km (14 mi) SW of Mogul, NV
  23. 2.5 22 km (14 mi) SW of Mogul, NV
  24. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) SW of Mogul, NV
  25. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  26. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  27. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) E of Mogul, NV
  28. 1.6 23 km (15 mi) E of Mogul, NV
  29. 1.9 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  30. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  31. 2.1 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  32. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Mogul, NV · felt by 1
  33. 1.9 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Mogul, NV
  34. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Mogul, NV
  35. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Mogul, NV
  36. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NE of Mogul, NV
  37. 2.5 30 km (18 mi) W of Mogul, NV · felt by 1
  38. 2.2 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  39. 2.2 27 km (16 mi) WSW of Mogul, NV
  40. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) E of Mogul, NV
  41. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Mogul, NV
  42. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Mogul, NV
  43. 2.1 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Mogul, NV · felt by 2
  44. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Mogul, NV
  45. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  46. 2.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Mogul, NV · felt by 2
  47. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Mogul, NV
  48. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NE of Mogul, NV
  49. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) E of Mogul, NV · felt by 7
  50. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Mogul, NV · felt by 1

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Mogul time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Mogul are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Mogul; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Mogul

The strongest shaking in Mogul from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 1 June 2023, 12 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Mogul (est.)
M 3.7 12 kmIII · Weak · felt by 732
M 3.7 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 532
M 3.5 23 kmIII · Weak · felt by 940
M 3.6 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 259
M 3.6 28 kmII · Weak · felt by 446

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Mogul; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 49 km E of Mogul
  2. 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 11 km E of Mogul
  3. 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 14 km WNW of Mogul
  4. 5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 32 km WSW of Mogul
  5. 5.6 5 km NE of Loyalton, California · 33 km NW of Mogul

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Reno 10 km · Sparks 15 km · Sun Valley 16 km · Cold Springs 19 km · Spanish Springs 24 km · Truckee 30 km · Tahoe Vista 32 km · Dollar Point 39 km

Be ready

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