Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km NW of Bunkerville, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Bunkerville, Nevada on Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 8:36 PM PST (04:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-01-24 04:36:12 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.002° N, 114.415° 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
±0.60
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
11

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.933 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 1695 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.329 km ESE of Caliente, Nevada · 1688 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.128 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1685 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.68 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 1685 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.029 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.430 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1663 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.326 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1663 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.829 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1663 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1662 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.617 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 1654 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.743 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.915 km SE of Hiko, Nevada · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.043 km W of Veyo, Utah · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00832312. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.