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M 2.6ml

Earthquake near Yerington, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Yerington in the 24 hours to 6:40 am PST (14:40 UTC). The last one was M 2.8, 22 km (14 mi) NNE, at 6:55 pm PDT on 4 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS. Every earthquake near Yerington

This page: a magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Yerington, NV, at 9:38 pm PDT on 10 May 2026 (04:38 UTC), 9.5 km deep.

USGS: 2 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada

9:38 pm PDT, May 10, 2026 · · 9.5 km deep · released about 220 lb of TNT

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10 km30 km60 km120 km N Lyon County 34 kmMineral County 58 kmDouglas County 68 kmStorey County 83 kmChurchill County 83 kmCarson City 84 kmAlpine County 91 kmMono County 113 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
9:38 pm PDT on 10 May 2026 ()
Where
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Yerington, NV · earthquakes near Yerington
Magnitude
M 2.6 (ml)
Depth
9.5 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Lyon County, 34 km WNW
Nearest mapped fault
Wassuk Range fault, under 1 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 118 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 21 km (13 mi) from the epicentre. In Yerington, 30 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). 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.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 220 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 68,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 48,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4.3× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.6 about 220 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 5.7 on 2024-12-09 — about 50,000 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 5.9 21 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 40 km NNE of this epicentre
  2. 5.5 California-Nevada border region · 34 km WNW of this epicentre
  3. 5.5 13 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 15 km NW of this epicentre
  4. 5.4 13 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 32 km NW of this epicentre
  5. 5.2 30 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 50 km E 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 38.9276, -118.8221. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Lyon County, NV 34 km (21 mi) WNW earthquakes near Lyon County
Mineral County, NV 58 km (36 mi) SE earthquakes near Mineral County
Douglas County, NV 68 km (42 mi) W earthquakes near Douglas County
Storey County, NV 83 km (52 mi) NW earthquakes near Storey County
Churchill County, NV 83 km (52 mi) NE earthquakes near Churchill County
Carson City, NV 84 km (52 mi) WNW earthquakes near Carson City

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

58 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 1.7 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  2. 1.9 18 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  3. 1.7 16 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  4. 1.8 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  5. 1.6 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  6. 2.1 16 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  7. 2.3 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  8. 1.5 16 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  9. 1.7 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  10. 1.7 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  11. 2.1 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  12. 2.0 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  13. 1.7 17 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  14. 1.5 18 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
  15. 1.8 16 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada

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

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