M1.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Rachel, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 8:40 PM PST

UTC

2026-01-16 04:40:20 UTC

Depth

10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.671° N, 115.779° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Station coverage gap

262°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast64 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast164 kmN
• North Las Vegas, NevadaPopulation 234,807. Forecast174 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast460 kmNNE

After

1. 2.269 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Jan 16, 6:05 PM PST · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.940 km NW of Indian Springs, NevadaSat, Jan 17, 9:24 AM PST · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.653 km NE of Beatty, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 11:21 AM PST · 254 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.640 km NW of Indian Springs, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 9:32 PM PST · 254 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.440 km NW of Indian Springs, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 3:57 AM PST · 254 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.871 km N of Hiko, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 4:50 PM PST · 251 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.540 km SSE of Alamo, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 5:23 AM PST · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.944 km S of Alamo, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 5:57 AM PST · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 6:12 PM PST · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 3:45 AM PST · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.77 km ESE of Hiko, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 5:19 PM PST · 245 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.735 km NW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 5:30 PM PST · 245 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, NevadaSat, Jan 31, 2:37 AM PST · 242 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 7:22 AM PST · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.732 km S of Rachel, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 10:04 PM PST · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
16. 2.557 km SSW of Lund, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 9:46 PM PST · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.777 km N of Rachel, NevadaThu, Feb 5, 1:35 AM PST · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.579 km N of Rachel, NevadaThu, Feb 5, 5:14 PM PST · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.525 km NNW of Indian Springs, NevadaFri, Feb 6, 4:18 PM PST · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, NevadaMon, Feb 9, 6:12 PM PST · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
21. 1.925 km N of Hiko, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:34 PM PST · 228 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
22. 3.730 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 7:57 PM PST · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
23. 3.431 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 7:57 PM PST · 219 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.532 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 8:41 PM PST · 219 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 8:43 PM PST · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
26. 3.029 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 10:42 PM PST · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
27. 1.978 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 24, 2:59 AM PST · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.977 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 24, 5:52 AM PST · 218 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.778 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Feb 25, 9:10 PM PST · 216 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
30. 1.753 km W of Rachel, NevadaSat, Feb 28, 8:01 AM PST · 214 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.773 km N of Rachel, NevadaSun, Mar 1, 2:31 AM PST · 213 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.665 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSun, Mar 1, 9:32 AM PST · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
33. 2.063 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSun, Mar 1, 8:19 PM PST · 212 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.627 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Mar 1, 9:52 PM PST · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Mar 5, 2:26 AM PST · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.880 km N of Rachel, NevadaThu, Mar 5, 12:51 PM PST · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
37. 1.557 km NE of Beatty, NevadaThu, Mar 5, 1:31 PM PST · 208 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
38. 3.131 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaFri, Mar 6, 6:18 AM PST · 208 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.618 km SE of Alamo, NevadaFri, Mar 13, 1:14 AM PDT · 201 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSat, Mar 14, 9:02 PM PDT · 199 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 1.857 km E of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 14, 11:16 PM PST · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.730 km W of Alamo, NevadaTue, Jan 13, 6:56 AM PST · 260 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 13, 5:44 AM PST · 260 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaMon, Jan 12, 12:07 PM PST · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 11:27 PM PST · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.224 km N of Indian Springs, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 1:05 AM PST · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.726 km NNW of Indian Springs, NevadaSat, Jan 10, 9:13 PM PST · 262 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.670 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Jan 9, 10:17 AM PST · 263 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.029 km NW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 7, 3:26 AM PST · 266 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.935 km NW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 7, 3:22 AM PST · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.627 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaSun, Jan 4, 4:07 AM PST · 269 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.328 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaSun, Jan 4, 3:54 AM PST · 269 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.573 km NW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Jan 2, 11:32 AM PST · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.059 km S of Rachel, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 12:44 PM PST · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.954 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 30, 9:23 PM PST · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.452 km S of Rachel, NevadaTue, Dec 30, 12:40 AM PST · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.694 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 28, 6:47 AM PST · 276 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
18. 2.156 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Dec 26, 9:30 PM PST · 277 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.238 km SW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Dec 26, 4:05 PM PST · 277 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
20. 2.830 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaWed, Dec 17, 3:56 PM PST · 286 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909577. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.