M1.6 earthquake 30 km W of Gerlach, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 12:41 AM PST

UTC

2026-02-05 08:41:21 UTC

Depth

9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.626° N, 119.710° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Station coverage gap

329°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Patton Village, CaliforniaPopulation 702. Forecast66 kmNE
• Susanville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,247. Forecast83 kmENE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast122 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast742 kmN

After

1. 2.521 km NE of Lake Davis, CATue, Feb 10, 12:12 PM PST · 233 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.524 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 12, 9:46 PM PST · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
3. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Feb 15, 3:58 PM PST · 228 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 3.126 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 15, 7:08 PM PST · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.820 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 16, 10:50 AM PST · 227 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
6. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CATue, Feb 17, 10:32 AM PST · 226 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.527 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 12:32 AM PST · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.920 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Feb 20, 11:48 AM PST · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
9. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 2:39 AM PST · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.231 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 8:30 PM PST · 222 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
11. 2.23 km SE of Johnstonville, CATue, Feb 24, 5:14 AM PST · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.616 km WSW of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 26, 3:32 PM PST · 217 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
13. 2.014 km NNW of Susanville, CAMon, Mar 2, 12:14 PM PST · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.230 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Mar 4, 4:26 PM PST · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.213 km NE of Lake Davis, CAThu, Mar 5, 9:01 AM PST · 210 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.914 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Mar 8, 5:05 AM PDT · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
17. 2.116 km NE of Litchfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 9, 10:52 PM PDT · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.813 km NNW of Susanville, CAWed, Mar 11, 9:15 PM PDT · 204 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.345 km N of Black Rock City, NevadaSat, Mar 14, 6:36 PM PDT · 201 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.833 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Mar 15, 3:43 PM PDT · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
21. 1.832 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, Mar 21, 6:18 AM PDT · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.215 km NNW of Susanville, CATue, Mar 24, 4:09 AM PDT · 192 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
23. 1.920 km E of Herlong, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 11:02 PM PDT · 189 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.523 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 12:36 AM PDT · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 2.032 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 2:30 PM PST · 239 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 10:37 AM PST · 239 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.026 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 4:54 AM PST · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 2, 2:02 AM PST · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
5. 1.532 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 9:12 PM PST · 242 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.027 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 3:06 PM PST · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.613 km NNW of Susanville, CAFri, Jan 30, 7:38 AM PST · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CAWed, Jan 28, 4:07 PM PST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
9. 3.118 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 8:04 PM PST · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
10. 3.018 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:22 AM PST · 248 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.630 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:17 AM PST · 248 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
12. 2.117 km SE of Honey Lake, CAMon, Jan 26, 6:39 AM PST · 249 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.715 km NNW of Susanville, CASun, Jan 25, 4:19 AM PST · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.522 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 4:08 PM PST · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
15. 2.420 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 1:13 AM PST · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.226 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 1:02 AM PST · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.725 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:17 AM PST · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
18. 1.722 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:14 AM PST · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.928 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 3:09 AM PST · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
20. 3.425 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 2:24 AM PST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910403. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.