M2.8 earthquake 30 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada on Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 3:56 PM PST (23:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.82	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.18 · 7 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.045 · 64 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908672 (also filed as us6000rvkq). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.