Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km NE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Alamo, Nevada on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 4:21 PM PST (00:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 49 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-12-14 00:21:12 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.419° N, 115.114° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.44
Station coverage gap
152°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.043 km W of Veyo, Utah · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.915 km SE of Hiko, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.630 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.743 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.836 km NW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.627 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1711 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.623 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1703 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.542 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.949 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.648 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.049 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.250 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.530 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.539 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.526 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.912 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.738 km W of Veyo, Utah · 1783 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00829895. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.