M2.6 earthquake 19 km E of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 19 km E of Alamo, Nevada on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 1:51 AM PST (09:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 41 km S 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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.3 · 12 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.05 · 52 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: 10 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 nn00802319 (also filed as us7000dhmw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.