Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km SE of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT (19:00 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km ESE of Alamo, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-04-27 19:00:03 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.444° N, 114.329° 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
±0.45
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km WSW of Veyo, Utah · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.532 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 1947 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.04 km WNW of Washington, Utah · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.57 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.512 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.012 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.612 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.414 km ESE of Alamo, NV · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.812 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.712 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.611 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.621 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.941 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805979. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.