Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada on Thu, May 30, 2019, 1:05 AM PDT (08:05 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 21 km SE of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-30 08:05:32 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.061° N, 115.279° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 2683 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.018 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.813 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.619 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.320 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.621 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.620 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.518 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.521 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.318 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2682 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.714 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2681 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.724 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2680 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.021 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.318 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.216 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.945 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.721 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.023 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.524 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.013 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.724 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.121 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.522 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.517 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2673 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.220 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.916 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2673 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.610 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.522 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.010 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.025 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2670 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.738 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2668 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.332 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2660 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.818 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2653 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.716 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2653 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.129 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2650 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.029 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2650 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.836 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2647 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.716 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2633 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.5Nevada · 2632 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.046 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2632 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.622 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2629 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.532 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2625 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2686 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.3Nevada · 2687 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.19 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.721 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.116 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.522 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.019 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.917 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.58 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.836 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.632 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.122 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.641 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.523 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.540 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.513 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.521 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2693 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.58 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.810 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00686259. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.