M4.3 earthquake 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Mon, Aug 22, 1966, 1:27 AM GMT-7 (08:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-08-22 08:27:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.236 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21934 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 · 21915 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.544 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21906 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
Before
- 4.234 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21950 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.236 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21950 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.644 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21951 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.244 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21951 days ago · 34 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.936 km W of Veyo, Utah · 21951 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.636 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21952 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.938 km ESE of Caliente, Nevada · 21952 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis2918. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.