Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Whitney, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Whitney, Nevada on Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 8:00 AM PST (16:00 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.3 20 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-20 16:00:36 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.168° N, 114.975° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SW of Enterprise, Nevada · 254 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.711 km SE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.611 km ENE of Henderson, Nevada · 253 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.927 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 253 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.540 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.944 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 250 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.027 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.917 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 245 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 240 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 240 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.525 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 233 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.320 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada · 231 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 225 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 220 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.616 km WSW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 219 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 217 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.78 km NE of Dolan Springs, Arizona · 216 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.712 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 212 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 211 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.95 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.75 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.55 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 202 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.818 km NE of Henderson, Nevada · 198 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.82 km ESE of Spring Valley, Nevada · 198 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.645 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 196 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.716 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.51 km WNW of Spring Valley, Nevada · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.917 km NW of North Las Vegas, Nevada · 259 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.610 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.224 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.726 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 263 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.66 km N of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.79 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 265 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.19 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.68 km SSE of Paradise, Nevada · 275 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.79 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 282 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909749. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.