M2.4 earthquake 43 km S of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 43 km S of Caliente, Nevada on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 8:09 AM PDT (15:09 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 25 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-13 15:09:24 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.230° N, 114.570° 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
- ±0.26
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.932 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.623 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.64 km NNE of Saint George, Utah · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.323 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 3.025 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 20
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00818542. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.