M2.9 earthquake 79km W of Alamo, NV
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 79km W of Alamo, NV on Sat, Aug 9, 1986, 5:55 PM PDT (00:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 47 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-10 00:55:16 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.354° N, 116.056° 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 257°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
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
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci706439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.