Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 48 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 48 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada on Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 8:17 PM PDT (03:17 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-03-31 03:17:00 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.134° N, 114.701° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
14

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3099 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.525 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 3098 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.710 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3098 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNE of Alamo, Nevada · 3093 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.614 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.839 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.528 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3081 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3075 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.526 km NW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 3060 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.319 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.616 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3056 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 3109 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.514 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3113 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.035 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3115 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.632 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3119 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.811 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3127 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00628369. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.