M1.5 earthquake 30 km S of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km S of Caliente, Nevada on Thu, Oct 20, 2022, 2:29 AM PDT (09:29 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km SW of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-10-20 09:29:00 UTC
- Depth
- 13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.344° N, 114.569° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.136 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1433 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.214 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 1412 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.015 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 1411 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.825 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 1408 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.850 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 1391 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00849651. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.