Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km E of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km E of Alamo, Nevada on Mon, Mar 19, 2018, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona. 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
2018-03-19 15:12:24 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.320° N, 114.808° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.035 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3116 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.514 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3114 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.815 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 3110 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.048 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3109 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.629 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.710 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3099 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.713 km NNE of Alamo, Nevada · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.614 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3086 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.839 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3086 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.528 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3076 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.811 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.511 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3139 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.530 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3144 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.247 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 3145 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00626643. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.