M1.9 earthquake 4 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada on Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 3:48 AM PDT (10:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 30km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 7 stations
2.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.051 · 50 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00822143 (also filed as us7000faqv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.