Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 39 km SW of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Alamo, Nevada on Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 12:08 PM PDT (19:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 45 km ESE 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
2023-08-29 19:08:06 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.154° N, 115.522° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 1131 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.514 km E of Rachel, Nevada · 1126 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.7Nevada · 1122 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 1121 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.547 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1120 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.745 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1108 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.722 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 1100 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.622 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 1100 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.729 km WSW of Pioche, Nevada · 1096 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.533 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.634 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1087 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.537 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.026 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.739 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 1133 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.239 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 1133 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.739 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 1136 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.528 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 1144 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.718 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.535 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1150 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00865255. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.