Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada on Thu, Nov 28, 2002, 10:25 PM PST (06:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 34 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-11-29 06:25:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.049° N, 115.276° 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
144°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8710 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.58 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8709 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.76 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8709 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.644 km NW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 8698 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.729 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 8697 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.033 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 8695 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.128 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 8694 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.712 km NW of Hiko, Nevada · 8693 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.746 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8690 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8686 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.09 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8686 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.622 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 8683 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.824 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8682 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.539 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 8668 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.121 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 8667 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.826 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 8658 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.832 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 8657 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.334 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 8655 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.646 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 8713 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.513 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.646 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8726 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.63 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8734 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.920 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.35 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.940 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8737 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.648 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.038 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8740 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00059871. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.