Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 31 km NW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Sep 21, 2002, 2:51 AM PDT (09:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-09-21 09:51:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.839° N, 116.010° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.972 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8778 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.156 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 8778 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.971 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 8773 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.072 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8772 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.937 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.79 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8752 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.621 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8749 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.528 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8748 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.428 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 8747 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.625 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8746 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.252 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 8743 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.35 km NW of Alamo, Nevada · 8736 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.430 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8735 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 8734 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.541 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8733 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.513 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.073 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 8781 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.9Nevada · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.071 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8792 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.825 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 8795 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.079 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 8796 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.946 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 8796 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.630 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8799 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.952 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00056564. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.