Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 3:26 PM PST (23:26 UTC), 0 km (0 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: 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 3:26 PM PST
UTC: 2026-01-21 23:26:00 UTC
Depth: 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.487° N, 115.097° W
Region: Nevada
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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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: ±0.70
Station coverage gap: 307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 9

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909820. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.