Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km SSE of Tecopa, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Tecopa, California on Thu, Jan 15, 2026, 1:55 AM PST (09:55 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-15 09:55:21 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 116.191° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.69
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km WNW of Spring Valley, Nevada · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Enterprise, Nevada · 254 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.712 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.88 km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 248 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.726 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.86 km SW of Furnace Creek, CA · 247 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.027 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.26 km SW of Furnace Creek, CA · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 240 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.537 km ENE of Trona, CA · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 225 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.818 km SSW of Tecopa, California · 224 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 217 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 212 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.524 km ENE of Kelso, CA · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.512 km NE of Tecopa, California · 211 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 211 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.634 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.55 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.327 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.527 km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 202 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 202 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.66 km N of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.19 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.634 km E of Barstow, CA · 277 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.719 km WSW of Tecopa, California · 283 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.647 km ENE of Trona, CA · 285 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.147 km ENE of Trona, CA · 287 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.648 km ENE of Trona, CA · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909540. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.