Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NW of Pioche, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Pioche, Nevada on Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 8:37 AM PST (16:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 30 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2015-01-24 16:37:49 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.087° N, 114.586° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.618 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.620 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.99 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.310 km NNE of Alamo, Nevada · 4264 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.943 km S of Lund, Nevada · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.915 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 4252 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.62 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 4249 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.430 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 4248 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.731 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 4247 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.732 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 4247 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.623 km NNW of Pioche, Nevada · 4243 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.627 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 4232 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.530 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 4232 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.58 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 4228 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.830 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 4227 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.57 km ENE of Enterprise, Utah · 4218 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada · 4272 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.729 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 4275 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.715 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 4275 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.718 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 4276 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.515 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 4276 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.020 km NW of Pioche, Nevada · 4277 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.749 km SSE of Lund, Nevada · 4284 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.520 km NW of Pioche, Nevada · 4287 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.511 km SE of Ursine, Nevada · 4301 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00478944. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.