Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Nellis Air Force Base, NV

M 3.3

Latest: 6:52 am PDT on 5 June 2025 · 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Nellis Air Force Base was M 3.3, 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV, at 6:52 am PDT on 5 June 2025. 17 people reported feeling it to USGS. 36 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 98 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 34
Largest since 2016: M 3.3 on 5 June 2025, 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV
Reported felt: 13 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 24 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 12 minutes ago · this page 02:11 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Oct 2, 2026
11:55 am PDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) S of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Apr 22, 2026
8:32 am PDT
1.9 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · felt by 1 Apr 6, 2026
3:43 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Apr 1, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 25, 2026
3:05 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) SW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 17, 2026
2:04 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 17, 2026
9:05 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 12, 2026
2:24 pm PDT
1.7 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 11, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 4, 2026
3:05 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 25, 2026
1:18 pm PST
1.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 18, 2026
1:10 pm PST
1.7 19 km (12 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 12, 2026
3:14 pm PST
2.2 49 km (30 mi) NW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 11, 2026
12:39 am PST
1.7 15 km (9 mi) S of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 10, 2026
2:40 pm PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 10, 2026
12:17 pm PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 4, 2026
10:30 am PST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) NE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 3, 2026
4:05 pm PST
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 3, 2026
3:19 pm PST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 3, 2026
2:10 pm PST
1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 23, 2026
2:00 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 21, 2026
3:26 pm PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 21, 2026
1:53 pm PST
1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 20, 2026
8:00 am PST
1.7 21 km (13 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 16, 2026
4:01 pm PST
1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 16, 2026
2:01 pm PST
1.9 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 15, 2026
2:18 pm PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) SE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 9, 2026
1:00 pm PST
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Dec 30, 2025
6:18 am PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) S of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Dec 23, 2025
3:42 pm PST
1.7 22 km (14 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Nov 17, 2025
4:39 pm PST
1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Nov 17, 2025
2:39 am PST
2.4 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Nov 6, 2025
1:50 pm PST
1.7 27 km (16 mi) N of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Oct 27, 2025
1:57 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) S of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Oct 21, 2025
2:19 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jun 5, 2025
7:00 am PDT
3.3 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · felt by 17 Jun 5, 2025
6:52 am PDT
2.2 21 km (13 mi) NE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Mar 7, 2025
1:23 pm PST
1.6 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 20, 2025
12:17 pm PST
2.1 12 km (7 mi) NE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · felt by 1 Jan 2, 2025
8:55 pm PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · felt by 2 Dec 16, 2024
9:13 am PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jun 30, 2024
4:17 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV May 20, 2024
12:36 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Feb 15, 2024
10:14 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · felt by 1 Aug 17, 2023
9:45 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jul 21, 2023
3:48 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jun 6, 2023
2:00 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) W of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Apr 28, 2023
1:30 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 16, 2023
1:31 am PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV Jan 12, 2023
1:08 pm PST

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Nellis Air Force Base time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Nellis Air Force Base are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Nellis Air Force Base; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Nellis Air Force Base:

5.0 1 km SE of Boulder City, Nevada · 38 km SE of Nellis Air Force Base 1939

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

California Wash fault, 34 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Las Vegas 11 km · Spring Valley 23 km · Summerlin South 28 km · Boulder City 36 km

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