M1.5 earthquake 32 km SE of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 8:46 AM PDT (15:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 31 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.53	Md, duration	University of Utah Seismograph Stations	Preferred · Final · ±0.153 · 4 stations
1.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.34 · 4 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60362782 (also filed as nn00718719). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.