LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
20 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km W of Preston, Nevada on 27 Sept 2026, 08:54 UTC. The hypocentre was 0 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 0 km
- Latitude
- 38.92°N
- Time
- 08:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
shallow
115.30°W longitude
27 Sept 2026
ml
EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
0 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.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
27 Sept 2026, 08:54 UTC · 10 km deep
27 Sept 2026, 07:48 UTC · 34.1 km deep
27 Sept 2026, 07:48 UTC · 46.5 km deep
27 Sept 2026, 07:01 UTC · 4.4 km deep