M1.9 earthquake 34 km W of Empire, Nevada

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 7:22 PM PDT

UTC

2026-04-17 02:22:45 UTC

Depth

11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.572° N, 119.754° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Patton Village, CaliforniaPopulation 702. Forecast59 kmNE
• Susanville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,247. Forecast78 kmENE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast116 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast737 kmN

After

1. 1.98 km NE of Lake Davis, CAThu, Apr 16, 9:47 PM PDT · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.58 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 2:24 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.07 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 4:59 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 5:18 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 5:19 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.08 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 5:22 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.88 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 8:37 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.18 km NE of Lake Davis, CAFri, Apr 17, 8:38 PM PDT · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.48 km NE of Lake Davis, CATue, Apr 21, 7:36 AM PDT · 163 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.923 km SSE of Eagleville, CaliforniaThu, Apr 23, 7:41 PM PDT · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.125 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Apr 27, 9:25 AM PDT · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
12. 3.28 km NE of Lake Davis, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:10 PM PDT · 157 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 17
13. 2.38 km NE of Lake Davis, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:13 PM PDT · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.58 km NE of Lake Davis, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:24 PM PDT · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
15. 3.48 km NE of Lake Davis, CAMon, Apr 27, 9:17 PM PDT · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 33
16. 2.025 km WNW of Lovelock, NevadaWed, Apr 29, 12:30 PM PDT · 155 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.123 km E of Herlong, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 7:20 AM PDT · 148 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CAThu, May 7, 9:10 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, May 10, 12:09 AM PDT · 145 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.510 km WNW of Nixon, NevadaWed, May 13, 1:09 PM PDT · 141 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.921 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, May 15, 3:35 PM PDT · 139 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
22. 1.611 km SSW of Nixon, NevadaSat, May 16, 6:54 PM PDT · 138 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.613 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 20, 9:17 PM PDT · 134 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
24. 1.713 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, May 29, 1:06 AM PDT · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
25. 1.612 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, May 29, 1:11 AM PDT · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
26. 2.119 km N of Chilcoot-Vinton, CASat, May 30, 5:36 AM PDT · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
27. 2.131 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, May 30, 7:23 AM PDT · 124 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
28. 2.611 km NE of Susanville, CASun, May 31, 10:53 PM PDT · 123 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.28 km NE of Lake Davis, CASun, Jun 7, 7:58 AM PDT · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.18 km NE of Lake Davis, CASun, Jun 7, 8:00 AM PDT · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
31. 2.314 km NNW of Susanville, CATue, Jun 9, 6:54 PM PDT · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 2.927 km W of Empire, NevadaWed, Apr 15, 11:56 PM PDT · 169 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.514 km NNW of Susanville, CATue, Apr 7, 7:47 PM PDT · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.523 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 12:36 AM PDT · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.920 km E of Herlong, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 11:02 PM PDT · 189 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.215 km NNW of Susanville, CATue, Mar 24, 4:09 AM PDT · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.832 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, Mar 21, 6:18 AM PDT · 194 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00915046. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.