Nevada, United States – Earthquakes

This page summarizes earthquakes in Nevada (United States). The most recently recorded event was a magnitude M1.5 earthquake near Churchill County on 2026-09-15 13:45:06 UTC. All event lists and map markers are limited to the last 30 days.

Seismic profile â†“

Earthquakes (last 30 days)

112

Max magnitude (last 30 days)

M3.7

Avg magnitude (last 30 days)

M2.01

Avg depth (last 30 days)

7 km

Seismic profile

Analysis period15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026Data as of: 15 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC

Minimum magnitude

What the data show

Nevada · M ≥ 2.0

After source reconciliation, the catalogue contains 350 event entries of M2.0 or above for this area and period, spread over 152 days.

Catalogue entries35015 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026

Strongest recorded earthquakeM5.0Churchill County ↗

Depth · median7.7 km350 events with valid depth

Last 30 days29Previous 30 days: 44

These figures describe the stored catalogue. Recording, magnitude types and geographic attribution may vary by source and period; completeness has not been established.

15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026

Earthquakes by month

M ≥ 2.0

Each bar counts events within the selected period. Hatched months are only partially included.

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View data table

Month	Analysis period	Catalogue entries
September 2025 · Partial month	15 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 2025	0
October 2025	01 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2025	0
November 2025	01 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025	0
December 2025	01 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025	0
January 2026	01 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026	38
February 2026	01 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026	31
March 2026	01 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	37
April 2026	01 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026	67
May 2026	01 May 2026 – 31 May 2026	50
June 2026	01 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2026	37
July 2026	01 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026	43
August 2026	01 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026	38
September 2026 · Partial month	01 Sep 2026 – 15 Sep 2026	9

How strong were the earthquakes?

Catalogue entries · 350

M 2.0 – < 3.0293

M 3.0 – < 4.054

M 4.0 – < 5.02

M 5.0 – < 6.01

M ≥ 6.00

At what depth did they occur?

350 events with valid depth

0 – < 30 km350

30 – < 70 km0

70 – < 300 km0

300 – 750 km0

0 events without valid depth are excluded here.

Depth · median

Half of the available values lie on either side of the median; ties are possible.

Current period in context

Last 30 days29

Previous 30 days44

Median of the eleven previous 30-day periods33

Same magnitude threshold, separate periods. Differences may also reflect changes in recording. No hazard level or forecast is inferred.

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Events assigned to Nevada in the stored location data are analysed. This is not a radius search. Missing or different attributions are excluded.

The interactive map complements the event links on this page.

Marker size and colour indicate magnitude.

Strongest recorded earthquake

15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0

M5.0

Churchill County

14 Apr 2026 · 01:29 UTC

Depth: 10.0 km · SERBIA_RSZ

View event ↗

M4.4

Seismic profile

Nevada · M ≥ 2.0

Earthquakes by month

How strong were the earthquakes?

At what depth did they occur?

Current period in context

Where were earthquakes recorded?

Strongest recorded earthquake

Churchill County

Nye County

Churchill County

Data and methodology

Source reports used

Map (last 30 days)

About Nevada

Seismic activity in 2026

Earthquakes in Nevada (last 30 days)