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M 4.4mwr
Earthquake near Alamo, NV
No earthquake was likely felt in Alamo in the 24 hours to 3:53 pm PST (23:53 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 33 km (21 mi) SSW, at 12:44 am PDT on 30 April 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Alamo
This page: a magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded 30 km (19 mi) south-southwest of Alamo, NV, at 8:06 am PDT on 29 April 2026 (15:06 UTC), 4.0 km deep. 114 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
98 km (61 mi) N of Las Vegas, NV
- When
- 8:06 am PDT on 29 April 2026 ()
- Where
- 30 km (19 mi) south-southwest of Alamo, NV · earthquakes near Alamo
- Magnitude
- M 4.4 (mwr)
- Depth
- 4.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 114 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Measured shaking
- intensity V (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Lincoln County, 70 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 50 days ago
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This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 131 km (81 mi) from the epicentre. In Alamo, 30 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Alamo 30 km, intensity III. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 62 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 2,700× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 120× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 86× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.4 about 62 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 130× more
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
The largest earthquake within 50 km (31 mi) since our catalogue begins in 2016. No other earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded this close in that time.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.0 43 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 30 km ESE 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 37.1132, -115.3011. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, NV | 70 km (43 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Lincoln County |
| Clark County, NV | 103 km (64 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Clark County |
| Nye County, NV | 139 km (87 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Nye 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.
- 2.0 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.9 29 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 2.4 29 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 2.1 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.7 15 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.7 21 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada
- 1.7 21 km E of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.7 26 km SW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.6 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 2.0 32 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.9 31 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.5 27 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.5 35 km SE of Alamo, Nevada
- 1.7 31 km SE of Rachel, Nevada
- 1.6 31 km SE of Rachel, 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
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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