M2.6 earthquake 14 km NNE of Boulder City, Nevada
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Boulder City, Nevada on Tue, Jan 8, 1985, 11:29 PM PST (07:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km NW of Mount Charleston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-09 07:29:58 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.105° N, 114.783° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002aw4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.