Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28 km S of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28 km S of Alamo, Nevada on Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 8:56 AM PST (16:56 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 31 km SE of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

Alamo forecastMore in Nevada

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-01-29 16:56:27 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.109° N, 115.223° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.936 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.729 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.325 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.619 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.239 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.652 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.510 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2102 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799156. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.