The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 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, 3 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Pahrump, the biggest of them M3.6. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Pahrump came at 7.9× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Pahrump — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.8 of Jun 29, 1992, 10:14 UTC: 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada.
How we figure this: 11 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 1.4 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.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Pahrump, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Pahrump are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Pahrump
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3.6 | 35 km S of Sandy Valley, Nevada | Nov 03, 2026, 10:28 AM | 16 km | 83 km SSE |
| M2.7 | 32 km WSW of Tecopa, CA | Oct 24, 2026, 06:35 PM | 1 km | 70 km SW |
| M1.6 | 13 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada | Oct 20, 2026, 03:52 PM | 0 km | 56 km E |
| M1.5 | 17 km SSW of Tecopa, California | Oct 02, 2026, 02:14 PM | 13 km | 63 km SSW |
| M1.6 | 52 km SE of Beatty, Nevada | Aug 31, 2026, 02:26 AM | 7 km | 55 km NNW |
| M1.6 | 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Aug 31, 2026, 02:09 AM | 7 km | 56 km NNW |
| M2.6 | 17 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada | Aug 28, 2026, 02:01 PM | 2 km | 95 km NW |
| M2.4 | 10 km SSE of Enterprise, Nevada | Aug 27, 2026, 01:11 PM | 6 km | 78 km ESE |
| M1.6 | 39 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Aug 22, 2026, 04:39 PM | 5 km | 57 km N |
| M2.7 | 17 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Aug 19, 2026, 10:37 PM | 7 km | 60 km NNE |
Earthquakes per year near Pahrump (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 Pahrump
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 165 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Pahrump (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.8 | 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Jun 29, 1992, 10:14 UTC | 62 km |
| M5.7 | 66 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada | Apr 02, 1985, 20:00 UTC | 99 km |
| M5.2 | 63 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Feb 10, 1989, 20:06 UTC | 97 km |
| M4.8 | 39 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Jan 27, 1999, 10:44 UTC | 68 km |
| M4.8 | 64 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada | Nov 11, 1981, 20:00 UTC | 97 km |
| M4.7 | 16km NNW of Furnace Creek, California | Jun 28, 1992, 13:28 UTC | 92 km |
| M4.5 | 15 km WNW of Sandy Valley, Nevada | Jul 05, 2018, 15:17 UTC | 40 km |
| M4.5 | 66 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada | Oct 13, 1988, 16:18 UTC | 98 km |
Nearby places
Sandy Valley, NV (54 km) · Summerlin South, NV (60 km) · Spring Valley, NV (67 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 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.