Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SSE of Paradise, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Paradise, Nevada on Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 6:18 AM PST (14:18 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-12-30 14:18:46 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.023° N, 115.117° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km NW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.79 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 267 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.66 km N of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 267 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.610 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada · 264 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.917 km NW of North Las Vegas, Nevada · 261 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.51 km WNW of Spring Valley, Nevada · 260 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 260 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.69 km NE of Whitney, Nevada · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.610 km SW of Enterprise, Nevada · 256 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.711 km SE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.611 km ENE of Henderson, Nevada · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.927 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 255 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.027 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.917 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 248 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.725 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 247 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 242 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.87 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 242 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 235 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.320 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada · 233 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 227 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 225 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 222 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 222 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 220 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 219 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.78 km NE of Dolan Springs, Arizona · 218 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSW of Henderson, Nevada · 303 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909032. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.