M1.6 earthquake 25 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, May 11, 2020, 11:27 PM PDT

UTC

2020-05-12 06:27:36 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.319° N, 115.441° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Station coverage gap

80°

Stations used

31

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast25 kmWSW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast128 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast443 kmNE

After

1. 1.527 km SW of Hiko, NevadaTue, May 12, 2:08 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
2. 1.948 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaTue, May 12, 6:57 PM PDT · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 10:33 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
4. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 15, 1:57 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaSat, May 16, 12:31 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.933 km SSE of Caliente, NevadaWed, May 27, 12:25 PM PDT · 2322 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
8. 1.836 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaThu, May 28, 12:44 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.928 km SE of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jun 2, 5:35 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jun 3, 12:06 AM PDT · 2315 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
11. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSat, Jun 20, 3:28 AM PDT · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.739 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaTue, Jun 23, 8:54 AM PDT · 2295 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.827 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Jul 2, 6:32 AM PDT · 2286 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.943 km N of Hiko, NevadaMon, Jul 6, 1:45 AM PDT · 2282 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 2.423 km W of Alamo, NevadaMon, May 11, 10:29 PM PDT · 2337 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.331 km SE of Rachel, NevadaMon, May 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 2337 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
3. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, NevadaMon, May 11, 6:39 PM PDT · 2337 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.926 km WNW of Alamo, NevadaSun, May 10, 1:03 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.740 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaFri, May 8, 9:55 AM PDT · 2341 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.633 km SSW of Caliente, NevadaThu, May 7, 1:41 AM PDT · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.524 km NE of Indian Springs, NevadaMon, May 4, 5:51 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.527 km NE of Indian Springs, NevadaSat, May 2, 4:03 PM PDT · 2347 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.142 km SE of Alamo, NevadaSat, May 2, 2:15 AM PDT · 2347 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.847 km SE of Alamo, NevadaFri, May 1, 11:26 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 1, 10:02 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.946 km NNW of Moapa Town, NevadaFri, May 1, 2:17 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.515 km NE of Alamo, NevadaFri, Apr 24, 4:11 AM PDT · 2355 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
14. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Apr 20, 7:47 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.614 km NE of Alamo, NevadaTue, Apr 14, 6:38 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00725062. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.