Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Mon, Apr 21, 2025, 6:10 AM PDT (13:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 40 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-04-21 13:10:06 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.313° N, 114.647° 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
112°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 529 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.619 km W of Veyo, Utah · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.039 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 515 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 514 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.643 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.532 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 506 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.546 km NW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 498 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.516 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 497 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.944 km W of Veyo, Utah · 492 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.040 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 485 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 37
  11. 1.938 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 485 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.835 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 484 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.836 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 484 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.824 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 482 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.626 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 482 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.744 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 477 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.937 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 472 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.938 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 472 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.628 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 549 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.829 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 558 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00896619. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.