M1.9 earthquake 26 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada on Sun, May 10, 2020, 1:03 PM PDT (20:03 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 30 km SW of Hiko, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-05-10 20:03:40 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.437° N, 115.445° 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
- ±0.16
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.830 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2335 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.331 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2335 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.423 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 2335 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2335 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.527 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.765 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.656 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.933 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.836 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2318 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.928 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2313 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.530 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2313 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.739 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.827 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2283 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.943 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2280 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 1.633 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.524 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2342 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.527 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.142 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.847 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.946 km NNW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.515 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2352 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.614 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.663 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2364 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00724919. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.