M1.5 earthquake 27 km E of Alamo, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Oct 5, 2017, 5:50 PM PDT

UTC

2017-10-06 00:50:23 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.340° N, 114.857° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

13

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast27 kmE
• Mesquite, NevadaPopulation 17,496. Forecast92 kmNW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast127 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast477 kmNE

After

1. 1.941 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaFri, Oct 20, 8:18 PM PDT · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.637 km S of Caliente, NevadaSat, Nov 4, 8:06 PM PDT · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Nov 9, 11:52 AM PST · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaFri, Nov 10, 5:41 PM PST · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 12:04 AM PST · 3249 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, NevadaMon, Nov 13, 8:13 PM PST · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.828 km S of Rachel, NevadaMon, Nov 20, 1:48 PM PST · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.939 km SE of Alamo, NevadaFri, Nov 24, 5:00 AM PST · 3237 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.81 km W of Caliente, NevadaSat, Dec 2, 1:53 AM PST · 3229 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaSun, Dec 3, 8:03 PM PST · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 2.537 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaSun, Oct 1, 4:49 PM PDT · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.64 km ENE of Alamo, NevadaSun, Sep 24, 2:41 PM PDT · 3297 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.624 km NE of Indian Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 22, 3:43 AM PDT · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.54 km E of Alamo, NevadaWed, Sep 20, 12:15 PM PDT · 3301 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.56 km ENE of Alamo, NevadaTue, Sep 19, 10:45 PM PDT · 3302 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.08 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaTue, Sep 19, 2:21 AM PDT · 3303 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.75 km NE of Alamo, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 11:23 AM PDT · 3303 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.17 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 10:29 AM PDT · 3303 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.96 km E of Alamo, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 2:05 AM PDT · 3304 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
10. 1.630 km SE of Rachel, NevadaWed, Sep 13, 1:41 AM PDT · 3309 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.88 km ENE of Panaca, NevadaMon, Sep 11, 11:17 PM PDT · 3310 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.532 km SSW of Caliente, NevadaSun, Sep 10, 6:23 PM PDT · 3311 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.118 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaThu, Sep 7, 10:40 PM PDT · 3314 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.940 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaThu, Sep 7, 10:21 PM PDT · 3314 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00608277. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.