Nevada earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 32km WNW of Pahrump, NV

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32km WNW of Pahrump, NV on Wed, Jul 24, 2002, 8:15 AM PDT (15:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Southern California Seismic Network
Local time: Wed, Jul 24, 2002, 8:15 AM PDT
UTC: 2002-07-24 15:15:45 UTC
Depth: 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.273° N, 116.361° W
Region: Nevada
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.93	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.221 · 30 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.1 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.22
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 125°
Stations used: 6

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci13692444 (also filed as nn00053498, usp000b8pu). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.