Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 42 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 7:31 AM PST (15:31 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mw), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-01-26 15:31:06 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.224° N, 118.115° W
Region
Nevada
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 358°, dip 70°, rake -160°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 261°, dip 71°, rake -21°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.751 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.710 km E of Mina, Nevada · 236 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.537 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 233 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.520 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 227 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.713 km W of Mina, Nevada · 227 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.812 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 214 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.819 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 214 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 214 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 210 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.767 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 207 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.963 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.624 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 199 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.016 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 190 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.816 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 190 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.020 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.517 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 275 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909987 (also filed as us7000rs4u). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.