Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km S of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-09-13 21:09:51 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.299° N, 114.662° 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
±0.61
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2573 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.516 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2571 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.931 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2558 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.647 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2547 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.94 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2540 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.38 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.542 km NNE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.511 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.78 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.29 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.029 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.630 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.529 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2518 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.625 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2517 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.529 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2516 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.836 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.748 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.351 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2576 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.941 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.937 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.2Nevada · 2580 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.718 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00703800. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.