Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada on Tue, Dec 23, 2025, 3:42 PM PST (23:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 20 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-12-23 23:42:13 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.994° N, 115.067° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SSE of Paradise, Nevada · 279 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.19 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 271 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.79 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 268 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 268 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.610 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada · 265 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.917 km NW of North Las Vegas, Nevada · 262 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.51 km WNW of Spring Valley, Nevada · 261 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.69 km NE of Whitney, Nevada · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.610 km SW of Enterprise, Nevada · 257 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.711 km SE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.611 km ENE of Henderson, Nevada · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.927 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 256 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.712 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.027 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.917 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.725 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 249 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 243 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.87 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 243 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.611 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 243 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 243 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 236 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.320 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada · 234 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 234 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 228 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km SSW of Henderson, Nevada · 304 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908873. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.