M1.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 2:41 PM PDT

UTC

2017-09-24 21:41:42 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.379° N, 115.119° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

23

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast4 kmENE
• Mesquite, NevadaPopulation 17,496. Forecast113 kmNW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast130 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast465 kmNE

After

1. 2.537 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaSun, Oct 1, 4:49 PM PDT · 3291 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.527 km E of Alamo, NevadaThu, Oct 5, 5:50 PM PDT · 3287 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
3. 1.941 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaFri, Oct 20, 8:18 PM PDT · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.637 km S of Caliente, NevadaSat, Nov 4, 8:06 PM PDT · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Nov 9, 11:52 AM PST · 3252 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
6. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaFri, Nov 10, 5:41 PM PST · 3251 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 12:04 AM PST · 3249 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, NevadaMon, Nov 13, 8:13 PM PST · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Nov 15, 3:04 AM PST · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.828 km S of Rachel, NevadaMon, Nov 20, 1:48 PM PST · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 2.624 km NE of Indian Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 22, 3:43 AM PDT · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.54 km E of Alamo, NevadaWed, Sep 20, 12:15 PM PDT · 3302 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.56 km ENE of Alamo, NevadaTue, Sep 19, 10:45 PM PDT · 3302 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.08 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaTue, Sep 19, 2:21 AM PDT · 3303 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.75 km NE of Alamo, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 11:23 AM PDT · 3304 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.17 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 10:29 AM PDT · 3304 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.96 km E of Alamo, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 2:05 AM PDT · 3304 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.630 km SE of Rachel, NevadaWed, Sep 13, 1:41 AM PDT · 3309 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.88 km ENE of Panaca, NevadaMon, Sep 11, 11:17 PM PDT · 3310 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.532 km SSW of Caliente, NevadaSun, Sep 10, 6:23 PM PDT · 3312 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.118 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaThu, Sep 7, 10:40 PM PDT · 3314 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
12. 1.940 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaThu, Sep 7, 10:21 PM PDT · 3314 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.756 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Aug 28, 8:04 PM PDT · 3324 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.69 km ENE of Panaca, NevadaSun, Aug 27, 10:18 AM PDT · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00606863. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.