Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:49 AM PDT (11:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 22 km SSW of Empire, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 11:49:12 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.605° N, 119.781° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 16 hr ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 42 hr ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.823 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 6 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.712 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924691. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.