M3.1 earthquake 18 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km W of Empire, Nevada on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 8:04 PM PST (04:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 26 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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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
3.09	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.38 · 3 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.04 · 84 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910090 (also filed as us6000s4xd). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.