Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 37 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 37 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 3:38 PM PDT (22:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-09-25 22:38:57 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.218° N, 114.787° 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.

Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 8770 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.937 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.041 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 8765 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.423 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8758 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.847 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8756 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.79 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8752 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.621 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8749 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.428 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8747 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.9Nevada · 8744 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.038 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8740 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.940 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8737 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.35 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.917 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.920 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8734 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.513 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km WNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 8779 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.628 km SW of Caliente, Nevada · 8782 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.511 km SW of Caliente, Nevada · 8783 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.448 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 8784 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.832 km SW of Caliente, Nevada · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.5Nevada · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.932 km W of Pioche, Nevada · 8789 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.825 km W of Veyo, Utah · 8789 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.825 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 8795 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.744 km NW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 8796 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.616 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 8802 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00056783. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.