NEVADA — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck near Silver Springs, Nevada on Friday morning, May 1, 2026, marking another significant seismic event in the region in a continuing pattern of earthquake activity. The epicenter is located in close proximity to Carson City, Nevada’s state capital, with shaking felt across a wide surrounding area based on the concentric impact rings visible on seismic mapping. This is described as another big earthquake, indicating prior seismic activity has already been recorded in this zone recently.
Magnitude 4.9 Quake Centered Near Silver Springs With Carson City in the Impact Zone
The epicenter of Friday morning’s earthquake is pinpointed near Silver Springs, Nevada, placing Carson City directly within the inner shaking radius of the event. Seismic impact rings shown on mapping data indicate that ground motion radiated outward across a broad area of western and central Nevada from the strike point near Carson City’s eastern edge…