Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada on Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 12:04 AM PST (08:04 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-12 08:04:33 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.244° N, 115.483° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.319 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.939 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.81 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.01 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 11
  16. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.042 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 3210 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.819 km W of Panaca, Nevada · 3205 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.849 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 3201 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.637 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.941 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612279. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.