Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 29 km NW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Rachel, Nevada on Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 78 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-07 11:26:46 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.851° N, 115.951° 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
±0.35
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.670 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 267 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.788 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 265 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 264 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 263 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 263 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.857 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 261 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.54 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 261 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.269 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.653 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.871 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.617 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.77 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada · 249 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.735 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 249 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.982 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 246 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, Nevada · 245 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.732 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 243 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.840 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.557 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.925 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 232 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.747 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 229 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.540 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 223 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.730 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 223 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 223 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.029 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 221 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.977 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 221 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 219 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.553 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.975 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.672 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.784 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.976 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.575 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.681 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.674 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.687 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.772 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.272 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.689 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.275 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.681 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.675 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.173 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.751 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.753 km W of Rachel, Nevada · 217 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.778 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.679 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.675 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.873 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.687 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.587 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.685 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.174 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.375 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 217 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.935 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 269 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.976 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.674 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 274 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.573 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 274 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.059 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 275 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.954 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 276 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.452 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 277 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.877 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.694 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 279 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.876 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 280 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.156 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 280 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.238 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.117 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 281 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.078 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 286 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.949 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 287 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.778 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 287 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.350 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 290 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.836 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 290 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.178 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 291 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.676 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 292 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909276. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.