The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 5 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 6 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Nellis Air Force Base, the biggest of them M2.0. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Nellis Air Force Base came at 5.0× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Nellis Air Force Base — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.5 of Jul 05, 2018, 15:17 UTC: 15 km WNW of Sandy Valley, Nevada.
How we figure this: 8 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.6 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Nellis Air Force Base
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 33 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Oct 26, 2026, 05:42 PM | 0 km | 93 km N |
| M1.6 | 13 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada | Oct 20, 2026, 03:52 PM | 0 km | 27 km W |
| M1.5 | 29 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Oct 15, 2026, 01:38 AM | 13 km | 99 km NNW |
| M2.0 | 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Oct 14, 2026, 07:40 PM | 9 km | 98 km NNW |
| M2.0 | 29 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Oct 09, 2026, 08:36 PM | 4 km | 99 km NNW |
| M1.6 | 29 km S of Alamo, Nevada | Oct 04, 2026, 10:35 AM | 12 km | 95 km N |
| M1.6 | 33 km S of Alamo, Nevada | Sep 28, 2026, 04:20 AM | 4 km | 92 km N |
| M1.6 | 45 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Sep 04, 2026, 12:56 AM | 11 km | 93 km NNW |
| M1.7 | 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Aug 29, 2026, 06:15 AM | 1 km | 99 km NNW |
| M2.4 | 10 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada | Aug 27, 2026, 01:11 PM | 6 km | 36 km SSW |
Earthquakes per year near Nellis Air Force Base (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Nellis Air Force Base
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 168 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 5 biggest earthquakes on record near Nellis Air Force Base (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.5 | 15 km WNW of Sandy Valley, Nevada | Jul 05, 2018, 15:17 UTC | 75 km |
| M4.4 | 30 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada | Apr 29, 2026, 15:06 UTC | 99 km |
| M4.4 | 8 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Aug 14, 2024, 03:06 UTC | 74 km |
| M4.3 | 41 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada | Mar 24, 2002, 10:44 UTC | 84 km |
| M4.1 | 27 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Jul 17, 2017, 09:27 UTC | 93 km |
Nearby places
Sunrise Manor, NV (4 km) · North Las Vegas, NV (8 km) · Las Vegas, NV (11 km) · Henderson, NV (24 km) · Paradise, NV (18 km) · Spring Valley, NV (23 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 16:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 16:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.