Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Henderson, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Henderson, Nevada on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 1:53 PM PST (21:53 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 20 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 21:53:08 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.098° N, 114.870° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 253 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.944 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.027 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.917 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.725 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 245 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 240 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 240 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 233 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.320 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada · 231 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 225 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.616 km WSW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 219 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 217 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.78 km NE of Dolan Springs, Arizona · 216 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.712 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 212 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 211 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.95 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.75 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.55 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 202 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.818 km NE of Henderson, Nevada · 198 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.82 km ESE of Spring Valley, Nevada · 198 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.645 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 196 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km SE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Enterprise, Nevada · 254 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.69 km NE of Whitney, Nevada · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.51 km WNW of Spring Valley, Nevada · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.917 km NW of North Las Vegas, Nevada · 259 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.610 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.66 km N of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.79 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 265 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.19 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.68 km SSE of Paradise, Nevada · 275 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.79 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 282 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909816. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.