Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SW of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Alamo, Nevada on Sat, Apr 7, 2018, 11:24 AM PDT (18:24 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 km E of Alamo, 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
2018-04-07 18:24:49 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.194° N, 115.423° 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
±0.45
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.525 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 3098 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.710 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3098 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNE of Alamo, Nevada · 3093 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.614 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3086 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.839 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.528 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.526 km NW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 3060 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.319 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3056 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.519 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3047 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.517 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3042 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.048 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3108 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.815 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 3109 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.514 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3113 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.035 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3115 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.632 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3120 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3127 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00629588. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.