Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 11:06 PM PDT (06:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 06:06:17 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.129° N, 119.660° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
22

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.932km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.827km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.527km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.232km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.931km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.429km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1871 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.231km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.227km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1870 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1870 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.231km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1870 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.817km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.727km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.426km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.427km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.127km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.227km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.327km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 3.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  36. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.129km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.227km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1869 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1869 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 3.128km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.633km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1869 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.728km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1868 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.827km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.527km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.228km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.027km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.927km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1868 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.39 km ESE of Carson City, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 374
  2. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1872 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1873 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.730km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1873 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.429km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.529km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1874 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1875 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.230km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.53 km ESE of Coleville, California · 1875 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1877 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.232km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.225km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1877 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00819010. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.