M1.7 earthquake 22 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 4:14 AM PST

UTC

2026-01-20 12:14:54 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.602° N, 119.614° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.42

Station coverage gap

158°

Stations used

8

• Patton Village, CaliforniaPopulation 702. Forecast69 kmNE
• Susanville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,247. Forecast90 kmENE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast120 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast738 kmN

After

1. 2.725 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:17 AM PST · 256 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.226 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 1:02 AM PST · 255 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.420 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 1:13 AM PST · 253 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.522 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 4:08 PM PST · 253 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.715 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Jan 25, 4:19 AM PST · 251 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.935 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 4:32 AM PST · 250 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.117 km SE of Honey Lake, CAMon, Jan 26, 6:39 AM PST · 250 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.630 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:17 AM PST · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.018 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:22 AM PST · 249 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.118 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 8:04 PM PST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
11. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CAWed, Jan 28, 4:07 PM PST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.613 km NNW of Susanville, CAFri, Jan 30, 7:38 AM PST · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.027 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 3:06 PM PST · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
14. 1.532 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 9:12 PM PST · 243 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 2, 2:02 AM PST · 243 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.026 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 4:54 AM PST · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
17. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 10:37 AM PST · 241 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.032 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 2:30 PM PST · 241 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
19. 1.630 km W of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Feb 5, 12:41 AM PST · 240 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.521 km NE of Lake Davis, CATue, Feb 10, 12:12 PM PST · 235 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.524 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 12, 9:46 PM PST · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Feb 15, 3:58 PM PST · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
23. 3.126 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 15, 7:08 PM PST · 229 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.820 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 16, 10:50 AM PST · 229 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
25. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CATue, Feb 17, 10:32 AM PST · 228 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.527 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 12:32 AM PST · 226 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
27. 1.920 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Feb 20, 11:48 AM PST · 225 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
28. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 2:39 AM PST · 224 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.231 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 8:30 PM PST · 223 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
30. 2.23 km SE of Johnstonville, CATue, Feb 24, 5:14 AM PST · 221 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.616 km WSW of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 26, 3:32 PM PST · 219 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
32. 2.014 km NNW of Susanville, CAMon, Mar 2, 12:14 PM PST · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
33. 2.230 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Mar 4, 4:26 PM PST · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.213 km NE of Lake Davis, CAThu, Mar 5, 9:01 AM PST · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.914 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Mar 8, 5:05 AM PDT · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
36. 2.116 km NE of Litchfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 10:52 PM PDT · 207 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
37. 1.813 km NNW of Susanville, CAWed, Mar 11, 9:15 PM PDT · 205 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.345 km N of Black Rock City, NevadaSat, Mar 14, 6:36 PM PDT · 202 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.833 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Mar 15, 3:43 PM PDT · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 1.928 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 3:09 AM PST · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
2. 3.425 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 2:24 AM PST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.520 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 1:56 AM PST · 256 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.731 km W of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 11:54 PM PST · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
5. 3.621 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 9:46 PM PST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
6. 3.317 km W of Empire, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 9:45 PM PST · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
7. 3.521 km W of Empire, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 11:09 AM PST · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
8. 3.821 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 7:35 AM PST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.115 km NNW of Susanville, CAMon, Jan 19, 2:41 AM PST · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.014 km N of Susanville, CASat, Jan 17, 12:33 AM PST · 259 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.114 km N of Susanville, CAFri, Jan 16, 10:58 PM PST · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CAFri, Jan 16, 5:31 PM PST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.629 km W of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Jan 15, 3:42 AM PST · 261 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.014 km NNW of Susanville, CAThu, Jan 15, 3:40 AM PST · 261 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.222 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 7:27 AM PST · 265 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.523 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Jan 10, 3:57 AM PST · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Jan 8, 2:05 PM PST · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CAWed, Jan 7, 3:31 AM PST · 269 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.214 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Jan 4, 12:01 PM PST · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.214 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Jan 4, 12:00 PM PST · 272 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909741. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.