Nevada earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 40 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 12:16 AM PDT (07:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.0 (Mw, moment), light
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 12:16 AM PDT
UTC: 2025-06-06 07:16:12 UTC
Depth: 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.266° N, 114.642° W
Region: Nevada
Felt reports: 37
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
PAGER alert: Green
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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.0	Mw, moment	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed
4.0	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.028 · 124 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 5.5% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

37 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Aftershock forecast

The chance of at least one aftershock this large or larger, from the USGS operational aftershock forecast, issued Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC. The USGS updates it as the sequence unfolds.

Within	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
1 day	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 week	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 month	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 year	4%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%

In the coming week the USGS expects about 0 aftershocks of magnitude 3 or more, and most likely between 0 and 0.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 352°, dip 74°, rake 173°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 84°, dip 84°, rake 16°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 87°
Stations used: 12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00898573 (also filed as us6000qid0). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.