QuakeIndex

Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist

M 1.9ml

Earthquake near Caliente, NV

USGS: 46 km S of Caliente, Nevada

5:43 pm PDT, Aug 12, 2016 · · 7.3 km deep · released about 21 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Caliente Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Lincoln County 55 kmWashington County 96 kmClark County 117 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
5:43 pm PDT on 12 August 2016 ()
Where
47 km (29 mi) S of Caliente, NV · earthquakes near Caliente
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
7.3 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Lincoln County, 55 km NNW
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3015 days ago

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 47 km (29 mi) S of Caliente, NV, at 5:43 pm PDT on 12 August 2016 (00:43 UTC). This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 21 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 710,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 500,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 45× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 21 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:

  1. 5.9 38 km ESE of Caliente, Nevada · 45 km NE of this epicentre
  2. 5.3 36 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 39 km NE of this epicentre
  3. 5.3 37 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 13 km NW of this epicentre
  4. 5.2 36 km SE of Caliente, Nevada · 39 km NE of this epicentre
  5. 5.0 43 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 44 km WSW of this epicentre

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 37.1987, -114.5650. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Lincoln County, NV 55 km (34 mi) NNW earthquakes near Lincoln County
Washington County, UT 96 km (59 mi) E earthquakes near Washington County
Clark County, NV 117 km (72 mi) SSW earthquakes near Clark County
Iron County, UT 136 km (85 mi) NE earthquakes near Iron County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

50 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 3.0 1 km W of Caliente, Nevada
  2. 1.8 1 km W of Caliente, Nevada
  3. 1.9 39 km SE of Alamo, Nevada
  4. 2.1 35 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  5. 1.6 37 km S of Caliente, Nevada
  6. 1.9 41 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada
  7. 1.5 27 km E of Alamo, Nevada
  8. 2.5 37 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada
  9. 2.0 8 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada
  10. 2.1 7 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada
  11. 1.5 32 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  12. 2.1 18 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada
  13. 1.8 30 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada
  14. 2.1 36 km W of Veyo, Utah
  15. 2.1 28 km SW of Caliente, Nevada

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.