Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km SE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Alamo, Nevada on Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 4:15 AM PDT (11:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 36 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

Alamo forecastMore in Nevada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-08-28 11:15:10 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.246° N, 115.026° 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Nevada · 2583 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.937 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2583 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.941 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2581 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.523 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.623 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.351 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.748 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.836 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2577 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.137 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2577 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.530 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2576 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.516 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2574 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.931 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2560 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.647 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.729 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2608 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2612 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.99 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2616 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.97 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2624 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00701212. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.