Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Pahrump, NV
M 2.5
Latest: 9:44 pm PDT on 21 April 2026 · 44 km (27 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pahrump was M 2.5, 44 km (27 mi) N of Pahrump, NV, at 9:44 pm PDT on 21 April 2026. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 30 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.1 on 6 December 2021, 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- Reported felt
- 3 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 47 km (29 mi) NW of Pahrump, NV
- 2.5 44 km (27 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 49 km (30 mi) WSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Pahrump, NV
- 2.6 45 km (28 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 34 km (21 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) NE of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 33 km (20 mi) WSW of Pahrump, NV
- 3.0 32 km (20 mi) WSW of Pahrump, NV · felt by 2
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 2.0 48 km (30 mi) S of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 40 km (25 mi) NNW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.9 3 km (2 mi) E of Pahrump, NV · felt by 1
- 2.1 40 km (25 mi) WNW of Pahrump, NV
- 2.0 35 km (22 mi) NNE of Pahrump, NV
- 2.4 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Pahrump, NV · felt by 1
- 1.5 36 km (22 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.9 48 km (30 mi) NE of Pahrump, NV
- 2.3 47 km (29 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 2.4 31 km (19 mi) NNW of Pahrump, NV · felt by 1
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Pahrump, NV
- 1.7 45 km (28 mi) WNW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.9 35 km (22 mi) NW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.7 49 km (31 mi) NNE of Pahrump, NV
- 2.2 41 km (26 mi) SSE of Pahrump, NV
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Pahrump, NV
- 2.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Pahrump, NV · felt by 1
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) NNW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.7 34 km (21 mi) WNW of Pahrump, NV
- 3.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV · felt by 3
- 1.7 35 km (22 mi) NE of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.7 50 km (31 mi) NNW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.7 42 km (26 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 1.9 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Pahrump, NV
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.8 35 km (22 mi) NE of Pahrump, NV
- 1.5 38 km (23 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 47 km (29 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 2.3 48 km (30 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 1.6 45 km (28 mi) N of Pahrump, NV
- 1.9 48 km (30 mi) SSW of Pahrump, NV
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 Pahrump time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Pahrump are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Pahrump; dots are the 30 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Pahrump.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Pahrump fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- West Spring Mountains fault, 6 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
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- Earthquakes in Nevada, with the state's activity score
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