Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.3md
9 km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV
Yes. A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded 9 km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV, 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Reno, NV, at 3:53 am PDT on 27 August 2026 (10:53 UTC), 6.6 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
16 km (10 mi) WNW of Reno, NV
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (md)
- Depth
- 6.6 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Sierra County, 42 km W
- Nearest mapped fault
- Dog Valley fault, 2 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 69 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 19 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Cold Springs 12 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 82 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 180,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 12× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 82 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.7 on 2021-05-07 — about 3,500 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 21 km ESE of this epicentre
- 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 6 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 29 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.6 5 km NE of Loyalton, California · 21 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.3 11 km N of Soda Springs, California · 36 km WSW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 39.5790, -120.0280. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County, CA | 42 km (26 mi) | W | earthquakes near Sierra County |
| Storey County, NV | 46 km (29 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Storey County |
| Carson City, NV | 53 km (33 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Carson City |
| Nevada County, CA | 71 km (44 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Nevada County |
| Plumas County, CA | 82 km (51 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Placer County, CA | 83 km (52 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Placer County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
15 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.1 5 km NW of Spanish Springs, Nevada
- 1.7 3 km S of Dollar Point, CA
- 2.1 9 km SE of Dollar Point, CA
- 1.6 19 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada
- 1.9 4 km NNE of Dollar Point, CA
- 2.3 6 km ESE of Mogul, Nevada
- 1.5 20 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada
- 1.6 2 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada
- 1.9 1 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada
- 2.8 1 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada
- 1.8 1 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada
- 1.6 1 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada
- 1.8 23 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA
- 2.1 11 km N of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.1 7 km NE of Lake Davis, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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