Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada on Tue, Jan 6, 2026, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-06 22:08:45 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.114° N, 115.460° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Station coverage gap
298°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909263. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.