Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km WSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Empire, Nevada on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 3:32 PM PST (23:32 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27 km W of Empire, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-02-26 23:32:44 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.501° N, 119.509° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Station coverage gap
151°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.230 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.213 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.116 km NE of Litchfield, California · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.345 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.833 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.832 km W of Empire, Nevada · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.920 km E of Herlong, California · 189 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.639 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 185 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.523 km ENE of Herlong, California · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.514 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.239 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 171 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.927 km W of Empire, Nevada · 169 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.934 km W of Empire, Nevada · 168 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.98 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.08 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.923 km SSE of Eagleville, California · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.125 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.23 km SE of Johnstonville, CA · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.231 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 222 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 222 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.54 km ENE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 222 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.920 km W of Empire, Nevada · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.527 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 226 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 227 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.126 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 228 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.524 km W of Empire, Nevada · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.521 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 233 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.630 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.032 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 239 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.026 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 241 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.532 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 242 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.027 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.613 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00911272. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC.