Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 39 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Sun, Apr 22, 2018, 5:22 PM PDT (00:22 UTC), 6 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-04-23 00:22:03 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.271° N, 114.634° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3086 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.320 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3076 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.319 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3058 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.616 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.519 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3048 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.611 km SE of Panaca, Nevada · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.517 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3043 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.526 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3037 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3087 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNE of Alamo, Nevada · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.710 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.824 km W of Veyo, Utah · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.629 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.048 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3109 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.815 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 3110 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.514 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3115 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.035 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3116 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00631518. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.