M1.6 earthquake 22 km W of Gerlach, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km W of Gerlach, Nevada on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 11:04 PM PDT (06:04 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-16 06:04:43 UTC
- Depth
- 8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.629° N, 119.620° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.31
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- 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: 14 since this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
- 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.714 km N of Susanville, CA · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.611 km E of Eagleville, California · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 25 hr ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 22 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924495. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.