Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 35 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 2:29 AM PDT (09:29 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2018-03-24 09:29:57 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.336° N, 114.703° 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
±0.35
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3113 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.815 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 3109 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.048 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3108 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.629 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3099 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.710 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3098 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.713 km NNE of Alamo, Nevada · 3093 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.614 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.839 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.528 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3081 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3075 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.319 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.616 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3056 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 1.632 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3119 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.811 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3127 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.511 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3138 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.530 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3144 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.247 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 3144 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00627311. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.