Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 39 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Wed, May 7, 2025, 6:23 AM PDT (13:23 UTC), 0 km (0 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-05-07 13:23:56 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.297° N, 114.717° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.33 · 14 stations
2.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.037 · 96 stations

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
±0.33
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
24

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 514 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.643 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.532 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 506 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.546 km NW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 498 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.516 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 497 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.944 km W of Veyo, Utah · 492 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.040 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 485 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 37
  8. 1.938 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 485 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.835 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 484 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.836 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 484 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.824 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 482 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.626 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 482 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.744 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 477 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.937 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 472 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.938 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 472 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.438 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 469 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.535 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 463 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.028 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 459 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.619 km W of Veyo, Utah · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.519 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 529 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.535 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00897328 (also filed as us7000pxpu). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.