Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada on Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-02-12 22:15:32 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.789° N, 114.618° 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
±0.55
Station coverage gap
263°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 225 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 217 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.78 km NE of Dolan Springs, Arizona · 216 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 215 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.712 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 212 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 211 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.75 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada · 204 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.55 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 202 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.818 km NE of Henderson, Nevada · 198 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.82 km ESE of Spring Valley, Nevada · 198 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.645 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 196 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.77 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 192 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.19 km SE of Enterprise, Nevada · 191 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.631 km S of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 190 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.73 km W of Las Vegas, Nevada · 190 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.631 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 188 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.912 km NNW of Nelson, Nevada · 185 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.68 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 183 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.817 km ENE of Boulder City, Nevada · 177 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.68 km S of Henderson, Nevada · 175 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 233 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.628 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 239 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.614 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 240 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Henderson, Nevada · 240 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.032 km SSE of Goodsprings, Nevada · 240 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.725 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 245 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.917 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.027 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.88 km E of Moapa Town, Nevada · 250 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.712 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 251 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.927 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 253 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.611 km ENE of Henderson, Nevada · 253 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.610 km SW of Enterprise, Nevada · 254 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Whitney, Nevada · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.716 km NNE of Summerlin South, Nevada · 258 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.51 km WNW of Spring Valley, Nevada · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.917 km NW of North Las Vegas, Nevada · 259 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910732. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.