Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sun, Oct 27, 2002, 9:24 AM PST (17:24 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19 km S of Saint George, Utah. 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
2002-10-27 17:24:55 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.436° N, 114.249° 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
326°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 8742 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.038 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8740 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.616 km N of Beryl Junction, Utah · 8737 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.940 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8737 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.35 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.920 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8734 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.819 km S of Saint George, Utah · 8727 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.217 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 8725 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.421 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 8721 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.621 km W of Enoch, Utah · 8720 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.58 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8709 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.76 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8709 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.644 km NW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 8698 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.729 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 8697 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.033 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 8695 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.712 km NW of Hiko, Nevada · 8692 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.428 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8747 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.621 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8749 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.79 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8752 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.847 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8756 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.423 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 8758 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.041 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 8765 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.826 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 8770 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00058185. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.