M3.2 earthquake 15 km ESE of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Empire, Nevada on Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 4:21 PM PST (00:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.4 · 6 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 80 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00832491 (also filed as us7000gf56). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.