M1.9 earthquake 35 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:32 AM PST

UTC

2026-01-26 12:32:47 UTC

Depth

9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.896° N, 118.949° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Station coverage gap

163°

Stations used

11

• Wadsworth, NevadaPopulation 834. Forecast41 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast41 kmNE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast84 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast653 kmN

After

1. 3.018 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:22 AM PST · 250 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
2. 3.118 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 8:04 PM PST · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.751 km ESE of Lovelock, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 5:55 AM PST · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 10:37 AM PST · 242 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaSat, Feb 7, 4:00 PM PST · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.524 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 12, 9:46 PM PST · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:10 PM PST · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:10 PM PST · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
9. 3.126 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 15, 7:08 PM PST · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.820 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 16, 10:50 AM PST · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.527 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 12:32 AM PST · 227 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.920 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Feb 20, 11:48 AM PST · 226 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.54 km ENE of Spanish Springs, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 1:37 AM PST · 225 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, NVSat, Feb 21, 3:03 AM PST · 225 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 5:51 AM PST · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 11:20 AM PST · 224 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.616 km WSW of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 26, 3:32 PM PST · 220 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.618 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 27, 3:59 PM PST · 219 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Mar 3, 10:45 PM PST · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.230 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Mar 4, 4:26 PM PST · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.767 km SE of Lovelock, NevadaSat, Mar 7, 8:34 AM PST · 211 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.963 km ESE of Lovelock, NevadaSat, Mar 7, 4:11 PM PST · 211 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 2:42 AM PDT · 208 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.612 km SSE of Mogul, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.912 km SSE of Mogul, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 6:15 AM PDT · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.89 km NNW of Stagecoach, NevadaThu, Mar 12, 6:29 PM PDT · 206 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.79 km NNW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Mar 13, 3:00 PM PDT · 205 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
28. 2.210 km N of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Mar 20, 7:30 PM PDT · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.832 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, Mar 21, 6:18 AM PDT · 197 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
30. 2.016 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 2:17 PM PDT · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
31. 1.816 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 2:28 PM PDT · 195 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.920 km E of Herlong, CaliforniaThu, Mar 26, 11:02 PM PDT · 192 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 3.020 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 9:45 PM PST · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
2. 2.522 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 4:08 PM PST · 254 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.420 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 1:13 AM PST · 254 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.226 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 1:02 AM PST · 256 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.725 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:17 AM PST · 257 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.722 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:14 AM PST · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 3.425 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 2:24 AM PST · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.520 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 1:56 AM PST · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
9. 3.621 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 9:46 PM PST · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
10. 3.317 km W of Empire, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 9:45 PM PST · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
11. 3.521 km W of Empire, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 11:09 AM PST · 258 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
12. 3.821 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 7:35 AM PST · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 3:07 AM PST · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.517 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jan 16, 5:53 PM PST · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.222 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 7:27 AM PST · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.523 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Jan 10, 3:57 AM PST · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Jan 8, 2:05 PM PST · 269 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
18. 3.621 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 27, 7:20 AM PST · 281 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 20

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909983. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.