M 2.7 earthquake – 18 km W of Preston, Nevada
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Local time: Oct 7, 2026 · 04:31 (UTC-7)
MicroShallow · 5.1 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 2.7local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 5.1 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.902, -115.278219 km from Elko
- Energy released
- 0.2 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 109USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 6, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.2 tons of TNT, 2,818 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.9 The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake Dec 21, 1932
- 6.8 The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake Oct 3, 1915
- 6.6 Near Marysvale, Utah Nov 14, 1901
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020
- 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada Aug 24, 1954
- 6.3 Near Pine Valley, Utah Nov 17, 1902
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.