Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 9:30 PM PDT (04:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 04:30:52 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.603° N, 119.529° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.714 km N of Susanville, CA · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 8 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.611 km E of Eagleville, California · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.75 km SW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 17 hr ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 15 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.225 km SW of Humboldt, Nevada · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 21 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.717 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 36 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924530. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.