Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada on Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 7:12 PM PST (03:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6km WNW of Walker, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-11-27 03:12:09 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.903° N, 119.640° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67km NNE of Walker, CA · 1772 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1772 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.22km WNW of Walker, CA · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.26km WSW of Walker, CA · 1770 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.94km SSW of Walker, CA · 1770 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.66km SW of Walker, CA · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.75km WSW of Walker, CA · 1770 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.65km WSW of Walker, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.55 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.55km WSW of Walker, CA · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.74km SW of Walker, CA · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.94km W of Walker, CA · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.12km WNW of Walker, CA · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.54km W of Walker, CA · 1765 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.15km NW of Walker, CA · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.75km SW of Walker, CA · 1764 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.84km SW of Walker, CA · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.75km WSW of Walker, CA · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.64km W of Walker, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.96km WNW of Walker, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.518 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.16km WSW of Walker, CA · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.72 km N of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, California · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.014km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.77 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.814 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.56km WSW of Walker, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.75 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.26km NNE of Walker, CA · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.56km NNE of Walker, CA · 1773 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.60km NW of Walker, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1774 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.08km SW of Walker, CA · 1774 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.56km NNE of Walker, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.06km NNE of Walker, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.54km WNW of Walker, CA · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.116km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.57km ENE of Walker, CA · 1775 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.65km WNW of Walker, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.77km ENE of Walker, CA · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.37km ENE of Walker, CA · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.67km E of Walker, CA · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.65km WNW of Walker, CA · 1779 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.629 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1780 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.67km NE of Walker, CA · 1780 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00828921. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC.