M1.6 earthquake 70 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada on Fri, Jan 9, 2026, 10:17 AM PST (18:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 166.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909366. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.