Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 44 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 44 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada on Wed, Jan 7, 2026, 5:13 PM PST (01:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-01-08 01:13:42 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.146° N, 114.740° 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
±0.45
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.612 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.643 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 267 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.726 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.224 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 264 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 263 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 263 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 262 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 255 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.927 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 254 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 252 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.540 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.944 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.737 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 249 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.533 km W of Veyo, Utah · 249 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.77 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada · 248 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, Nevada · 245 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.732 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 243 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.611 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 241 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.525 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 235 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.925 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 231 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.616 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 226 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.214 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 223 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.730 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  33. 3.431 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.532 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.947 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 3.029 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 222 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.813 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 221 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.616 km WSW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.548 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 218 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.627 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 215 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 212 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 3.131 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.643 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.743 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.059 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.452 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 277 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Veyo, Utah · 280 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.98 km W of Veyo, Utah · 280 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.830 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 289 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.23 km WSW of Mesquite, Nevada · 289 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.836 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 290 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.022 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 292 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.628 km W of Ivins, Utah · 293 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909314. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 AM UTC.