Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 85 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 85 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada on Fri, Jul 19, 2002, 3:21 AM PDT (10:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 93 km WSW of Preston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-07-19 10:21:57 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.475° N, 116.404° 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
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.693 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 8837 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.631 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.957 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 8823 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.158 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8813 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.952 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8809 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.630 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8799 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.079 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 8796 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.071 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8792 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.9Nevada · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 2.330 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 8857 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8858 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.740 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8858 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.834 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8860 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.932 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 8860 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.938 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8860 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.641 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 8861 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.957 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.156 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.354 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.863 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 8868 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.154 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 8869 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.455 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 8873 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00053141. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.