International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585084
Event time 2026-02-28 21:07:41 (UTC)
Local time 2026-03-01 05:07:41 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 21:10:48 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 10 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area Nevada
Nearest settlement Tonopah
Distance 47 km
Course ENE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Tonopah Airport (35,43 km), Tonopah Airport (35,43 km), Tonopah Test Range Airport (42,21 km), Tonopah Test Range Airport (42,21 km), Goldfield Airport (68,26 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Lunar Crater volcano (73,02 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.