M1.6 earthquake 39 km SE of Caliente, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Tue, Aug 4, 2020, 12:36 PM PDT

UTC

2020-08-04 19:36:19 UTC

Depth

12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.361° N, 114.193° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

123°

Stations used

12

• Caliente, NevadaPopulation 1,109. Forecast40 kmSE
• Saint George, UtahPopulation 72,897. Forecast61 kmWNW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast150 kmNNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast476 kmNNW

After

1. 1.76 km N of Saint George, UtahMon, Aug 10, 3:56 PM MDT · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.949 km N of Moapa Town, NevadaFri, Aug 14, 8:16 AM PDT · 2240 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.66 km WSW of Cedar City, UtahMon, Aug 17, 3:56 AM MDT · 2237 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.524 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Aug 20, 11:42 PM PDT · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.513 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahFri, Aug 21, 2:41 AM MDT · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.710 km SSW of Enterprise, UtahThu, Sep 3, 9:11 PM MDT · 2219 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.513 km SSW of Saint George, UtahMon, Sep 14, 3:03 AM MDT · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
8. 2.014 km SSW of Saint George, UtahWed, Sep 16, 11:45 PM MDT · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.743 km W of Veyo, UtahWed, Sep 23, 10:47 PM MDT · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.922 km SSW of Saint George, UtahSat, Oct 3, 9:18 AM MDT · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 1.910 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahMon, Aug 3, 3:16 PM MDT · 2251 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.924 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahSat, Aug 1, 12:18 AM MDT · 2253 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
3. 2.021 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahWed, Jul 29, 1:10 AM MDT · 2256 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.422 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahMon, Jul 27, 1:26 PM MDT · 2258 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahMon, Jul 27, 4:52 AM MDT · 2258 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.420 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahSun, Jul 26, 2:22 PM MDT · 2259 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.120 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahFri, Jul 24, 10:16 PM MDT · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.620 km W of Enterprise, UtahFri, Jul 24, 12:35 PM MDT · 2261 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.731 km SSE of Saint George, UtahFri, Jul 24, 8:52 AM MDT · 2261 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.611 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahWed, Jul 22, 2:52 AM MDT · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.012 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 9:56 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 7:19 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.710 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 6:29 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.612 km NNE of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 6:17 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.1UtahTue, Jul 21, 3:55 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
16. 3.811 km N of Pine Valley, UtahTue, Jul 21, 3:44 AM MDT · 2264 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 52
17. 1.515 km S of Saint George, UtahSun, Jul 19, 2:59 PM MDT · 2266 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.912 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahWed, Jul 15, 5:12 AM MDT · 2270 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu60404827. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.