Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 39 km SE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Alamo, Nevada on Fri, Nov 24, 2017, 5:00 AM PST (13:00 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-24 13:00:00 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.085° N, 114.890° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
28

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.01 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 11
  6. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.7Nevada · 3214 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.042 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 3210 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 3205 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.819 km W of Panaca, Nevada · 3205 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.910 km NW of Mesquite, Nevada · 3205 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.849 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 3201 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.415 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3197 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.718 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.619 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3184 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3249 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.637 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 3255 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00613446. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.