Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6ml
13 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 13 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada, at 5:13 am PDT on 12 October 2026 (12:13 UTC), 3.5 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 3.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Washoe County, 23 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Gerlach fault, 8 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 31 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 23 km (14 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.
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.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 68,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 48,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4.3× the energy of this one
- 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
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
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 40.7726, -119.3977. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washoe County, NV | 23 km (14 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Washoe County |
| Pershing County, NV | 91 km (57 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Pershing County |
| Lassen County, CA | 103 km (64 mi) | W | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Humboldt County, NV | 128 km (79 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Humboldt County |
| Modoc County, CA | 143 km (89 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Modoc County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
10 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 29 km W of Gerlach, Nevada
- 1.9 5 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 1.8 4 km SSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 1.8 3 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 2.5 5 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 1.9 18 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
- 2.2 4 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 2.3 5 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 2.1 6 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada
- 1.9 6 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, 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.
Revisions
USGS refines a solution as more stations report. Every change we have seen is listed here.
| What changed | From | To | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| location | 12 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada | 13 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada | |
| longitude | -119.37 | -119.4 | |
| latitude | 40.77 | 40.77 | |
| depth | 1.16 | 3.48 | |
| magnitude | 2.59 | 2.58 | |
| review status | automatic | reviewed | |
| location | 8 km W of Gerlach, Nevada | 12 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada | |
| longitude | -119.45 | -119.37 | |
| latitude | 40.66 | 40.77 | |
| depth | 7.44 | 1.16 | |
| magnitude | 2.44 | 2.59 |
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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.