M1.6 earthquake 15 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:20 PM PDT (05:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-14 05:20:23 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.490° N, 114.592° 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
- 82°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.63 km ENE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 1.910 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2940 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.911 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.652 km NNE of Rachel, Nevada · 2917 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.934 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.537 km W of Veyo, Utah · 2897 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00656435. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.