Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada on Tue, Jan 27, 2026, 5:19 PM PST (01:19 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-28 01:19:11 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.570° N, 115.151° 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
291°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 246 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, Nevada · 243 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.732 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 241 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.557 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.925 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 229 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.747 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 227 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.616 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.214 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 221 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.730 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.431 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 220 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.532 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 220 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.947 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 220 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.029 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 220 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.813 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 219 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.548 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.627 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.131 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 209 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.618 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 200 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.636 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 199 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.624 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.219 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.038 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.959 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 191 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.634 km SW of Caliente, Nevada · 187 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.533 km W of Veyo, Utah · 247 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.737 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 247 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.944 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.540 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.871 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 253 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.54 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 262 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.726 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 263 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.643 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 265 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.612 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.144 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.643 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.743 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.029 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 267 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910079. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.