M2.6 earthquake 16 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada on Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 3:29 AM PST (11:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 42 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.63	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 10 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.032 · 126 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 66.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909975 (also filed as us7000rs3y). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.