M2.3 earthquake 25 km SE of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 12:55 AM PST (08:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 41 km S of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-23 08:55:48 UTC
- Depth
- 7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.470° N, 114.282° 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
- ±0.46
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.512 km N of Pine Valley, Utah · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.619 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.941 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2001 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.718 km WNW of Cedar City, Utah · 2001 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.114 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00801033. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.