LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
20 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on 16 Sept 2026, 07:17 UTC. The hypocentre was 6.9 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 4 times since the first report.
- Depth
- 6.9 km
- Latitude
- 40.61°N
- Time
- 07:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.1
shallow
119.59°W longitude
16 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.1
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.
6.9 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
17 Sept 2026, 06:48 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:42 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:32 UTC · 36.7 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:20 UTC · 24 km deep