The quake hit at 6:29 p.m. at a depth of about 6 miles and was revised down from the original estimate of magnitude 5.7. There were no reports of major damage or injuries.<\/p>\n
In Silver Springs, Flavio Cardoza said the shaking was brief but noticeable while he was on duty at a Chevron gas station along Highway 95 Alternate, which runs through the town of about 5,000 people just beyond Lahontan Reservior.<\/p>\n
He said the shaking lasted \u201cfor maybe two or three seconds.\u201d There were no customers in the store at the time, but some co-workers from the Port of Subs sandwich shop inside the station stepped outside as a precaution.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good shaking,\u201d he said. \u201cIt dropped a few products, a few bottles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cardoza said some liquor bottles broke when they hit the ground, but there was no significant damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther than that we\u2019re fine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The epicenter was about 40 miles east of Carson City, Nevada, and roughly 45 miles east of Reno. It was also about 120 miles northeast of South Lake Tahoe and approximately 150 miles east-northeast of Sacramento.<\/p>\n
Cellphone users across parts of Northern California, including the Sacramento area, reported receiving early warnings through the MyShake app<\/a> and the U.S. Geological Survey\u2019s ShakeAlert system<\/a> moments before or as shaking began. But few in the capital region felt shaking.<\/p>\n Both systems confirmed on social media that they had sent out an early earthquake warning to users. The system is designed to provide seconds of warning to allow people to take protective actions such as dropping, covering and holding on.<\/p>\n ShakeAlert has generally proven effective in recent years, though it has had occasional issues. In December 2025, a false alert warned of a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Carson City<\/a> that never occurred. The alert was later canceled, and the USGS said it was caused by an error \u2014 \u201cghost triggers\u201d in the system.<\/p>\n Despite rare errors, officials say the early warning system remains a critical tool for public safety, giving residents advance notice before shaking arrives.<\/p>\n As of 7 p.m., more than 3,000 users had self-reported the shaking to the USGS\u2019 \u201cDid You Feel It\u201d feature<\/a> on its earthquake website.<\/p>\n At least 15 aftershocks followed within minutes of the initial quake, including tremors ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 3.7. The aftershocks were centered in the same area near Silver Springs and Fallon Station and occurred between about 6:32 p.m. and 7:04 p.m.<\/p>\n The tremors erupted in a line running northeast to southwest along a portion of the Walker Lane seismic zone, home to numerous strike-slip faults that run along the backside of the Sierra Nevada within the Basin and Range. While earthquakes are common in the area, most are minor and cause little damage.<\/p>\n This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Merced Sun-Star<\/p>\n A ShakeMap of an earthquake in a remote part of Nevada that struck at 6:39 p.m. Pacific time on Monday, April 13, 2026. U.S. Geological Survey <\/p>\n
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