M4.2 earthquake 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Wed, Aug 17, 1966, 11:15 PM GMT-7 (06:15 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-08-18 06:15:01 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.300° N, 114.200° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.644 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21950 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 5.236 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21950 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.234 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21949 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.344 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21946 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.236 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21933 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.544 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21915 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 5.336 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21915 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.444 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21915 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.536 km W of Veyo, Utah · 21914 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.544 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21905 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis2913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.