Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 41 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 41 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada on Fri, Oct 20, 2017, 8:18 PM PDT (03:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km W of Caliente, Nevada. 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
2017-10-21 03:18:29 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.169° N, 114.769° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.939 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.81 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.01 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.7Nevada · 3214 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.527 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3286 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.537 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.64 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 3297 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.624 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3299 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00610008. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.