Nevada earthquakes

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

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada on Sun, Sep 19, 2021, 10:40 AM PDT (17:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28km SE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-09-19 17:40:45 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.899° N, 119.643° 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
±0.38
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
15

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1839 days ago · -2 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.227km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.325km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.826km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.328km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.431km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.57 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 1837 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.825km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.925km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 3.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 8
  30. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.128km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.832km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.730km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.717km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.716km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 3.030km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  44. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.630km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1834 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 3.430km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.630km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.63 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.611 km SSE of Bridgeport, California · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.330km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.930km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.630km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.529km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.030km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 105
  8. 2.230km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.331km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.428km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00822742. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.