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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

21 km W of Preston, Nevada earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 27.09.2026 10:01 – ongoing

Earthquakes
12
Largest
M4,1

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
4.1 21 km W of Preston, Nevada 27.09.2026 10:01 6,0 km
3.0 20 km W of Preston, Nevada 27.09.2026 10:12 3,5 km
3.5 NEVADA 27.09.2026 10:18 3,9 km
2.6 20 km W of Preston, Nevada 27.09.2026 11:25 4,2 km
4.1 20 km W of Preston, Nevada 27.09.2026 11:54 6,0 km
2.5 NEVADA 27.09.2026 16:56 1,0 km
2.4 NEVADA 09.10.2026 19:37 0,0 km
3.4 19 km W of Preston, Nevada 16.10.2026 01:55 5,4 km
2.4 NEVADA 17.10.2026 09:40 10,0 km
2.8 39 km WNW of Preston, Nevada 07.11.2026 00:34 0,0 km
3.5 21 km W of Preston, Nevada 08.11.2026 16:55 4,8 km
2.2 NEVADA 08.11.2026 18:36 4,3 km
2.8 21 km W of Preston, Nevada 10.11.2026 01:56 3,9 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))