M4.5 earthquake 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 44 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Thu, Sep 22, 1966, 11:56 AM GMT-7 (18:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 36 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-09-22 18:56:41 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.336 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21914 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.444 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21914 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
- 4.444 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21881 days ago · 33 km deep · 0 km away
- 4.344 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 21881 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 ushis2927. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.