M1.9 earthquake 27 km SE of Caliente, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Caliente, Nevada on Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 10:41 PM PDT (05:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 44 km NNW of Moapa Town, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-14 05:41:56 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.410° N, 114.327° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- 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: 9 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.644 km NNW of Moapa Town, Nevada · 42 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.613 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 40 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.827 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 38 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.531 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 37 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.730 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 32 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.628 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 23 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.15 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.721 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.633 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 1.710 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.89 km N of New Harmony, Utah · 57 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.823 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 61 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.740 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 62 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 1.932 km NNW of Pioche, Nevada · 64 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.727 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 77 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00923286. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.