Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km NE of Benton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Benton, California on Sat, May 22, 2021, 12:29 PM PDT (19:29 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 28 km SSW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 19:29:31 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.981° N, 118.184° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km SE of Round Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.838 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.82km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.117km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.714km W of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.739km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.941km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.726 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.829 km NNW of Benton, California · 1955 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.77km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1954 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.812km SW of Wilkerson, CA · 1954 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.939km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1953 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1953 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.441km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.439km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1953 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.511km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.230km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.726 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.82 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.510km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00807823. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.