Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada on Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 1:14 AM PST (09:14 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-01-08 09:14:04 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.521° N, 114.584° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 264 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 260 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.67 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.639 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 252 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 249 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.540 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 249 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.944 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.737 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 246 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.533 km W of Veyo, Utah · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.331 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.77 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, Nevada · 242 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 241 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.925 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 229 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 223 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.214 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 3.730 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.431 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.532 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.947 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 3.029 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 219 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 219 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.813 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 219 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.616 km WSW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 218 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.548 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.627 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 209 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.131 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 208 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.714 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.144 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.643 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.743 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 266 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Veyo, Utah · 277 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.98 km W of Veyo, Utah · 277 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.830 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 287 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.23 km WSW of Mesquite, Nevada · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.350 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.836 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 287 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.022 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.628 km W of Ivins, Utah · 290 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909334. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.