Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Fri, May 16, 2025, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2025-05-16 10:37:24 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.340° N, 114.648° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.546 km NW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 498 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.516 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 498 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.944 km W of Veyo, Utah · 493 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.040 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 486 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 37
  5. 1.938 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 486 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.835 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 485 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.836 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 484 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.626 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 483 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.744 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 477 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.937 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 472 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.938 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 472 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.438 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 470 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.535 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 464 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.028 km NNW of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 460 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.841 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 455 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.442 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 455 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.937 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 452 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.637 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 452 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.634 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 450 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.822 km SSW of Saint George, Utah · 448 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.643 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 507 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 515 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.039 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 516 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.619 km W of Veyo, Utah · 519 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.519 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 530 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.535 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 532 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00897687. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.