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Earthquakes near Whitney, NV

M 2.5

Latest: 8:06 pm PDT on 29 September 2022 · 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Whitney, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Whitney was M 2.5, 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Whitney, NV, at 8:06 pm PDT on 29 September 2022. 344 people reported feeling it to USGS. 55 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
110 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
42
Largest since 2016
M 2.8 on 30 July 2021, 30 km (18 mi) W of Whitney, NV
Reported felt
15 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Whitney, NV
  2. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Whitney, NV
  3. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  4. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Whitney, NV
  5. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  6. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  7. 1.5 in Whitney, NV
  8. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Whitney, NV
  9. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Whitney, NV · felt by 1
  10. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Whitney, NV
  11. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NW of Whitney, NV
  12. 2.1 20 km (13 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  13. 1.8 17 km (10 mi) W of Whitney, NV
  14. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Whitney, NV
  15. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Whitney, NV
  16. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Whitney, NV
  17. 1.9 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Whitney, NV
  18. 1.8 22 km (13 mi) SE of Whitney, NV
  19. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Whitney, NV
  20. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Whitney, NV
  21. 1.7 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Whitney, NV
  22. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Whitney, NV
  23. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Whitney, NV
  24. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Whitney, NV
  25. 1.8 10 km (6 mi) S of Whitney, NV
  26. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) E of Whitney, NV
  27. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Whitney, NV
  28. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) E of Whitney, NV
  29. 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NE of Whitney, NV
  30. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Whitney, NV
  31. 1.5 20 km (13 mi) W of Whitney, NV
  32. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  33. 1.7 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Whitney, NV
  34. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  35. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SSW of Whitney, NV
  36. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) S of Whitney, NV
  37. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Whitney, NV
  38. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NE of Whitney, NV
  39. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Whitney, NV
  40. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Whitney, NV
  41. 1.8 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Whitney, NV
  42. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Whitney, NV
  43. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SW of Whitney, NV · felt by 2
  44. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  45. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Whitney, NV · felt by 1
  46. 2.1 22 km (14 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  47. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  48. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) SE of Whitney, NV
  49. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Whitney, NV
  50. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) W of Whitney, 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 Whitney time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Whitney are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Whitney; 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 Whitney:

  1. 5.0 1 km SE of Boulder City, Nevada · 25 km SE of Whitney

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

Nearby towns

Las Vegas 12 km · Nellis Air Force Base 17 km · Spring Valley 19 km · Boulder City 23 km · Summerlin South 26 km

If you felt one

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