Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada on Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 12:07 PM PST (20:07 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-12 20:07:54 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.776° N, 115.112° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 260 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 260 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.54 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.269 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 252 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.871 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.540 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.944 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.737 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 246 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.77 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada · 245 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.735 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 245 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, Nevada · 242 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.732 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.557 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.925 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 228 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.747 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 226 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.616 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 223 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.214 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.730 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.431 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.532 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.947 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 3.029 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.813 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 219 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.977 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 218 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.548 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.773 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 213 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.627 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.880 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 3.131 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 208 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.618 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 201 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.643 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 264 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.612 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.144 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.643 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.743 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.029 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 266 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.935 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.059 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.452 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.238 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 277 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.830 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 286 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.350 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.836 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 287 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.022 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.