Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km SSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Empire, Nevada on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:59 PM PDT (23:59 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 23:59:53 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.397° N, 119.467° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.55
Station coverage gap
150°
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: 4 since this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.81 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 242
  3. 1.91 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.61 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 15 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 21 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924705. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC.