Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada on Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 12:17 AM PDT (07:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19km NW of Truckee, CA. 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
2021-04-24 07:17:39 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.625° N, 119.967° 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.

Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.78km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1,603
  2. 2.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 29
  3. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.99km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 106
  5. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.922km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1986 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.110km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.29km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 156
  15. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 12
  18. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.58 km WNW of Glenbrook, Nevada · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.410km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.311km N of Truckee, CA · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.19km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.68 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.416km SW of Loyalton, CA · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  29. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.63 km NNW of Reno, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 3.119km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 163
  32. 2.720km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.715 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 4.719km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7,964
  35. 3.019km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 100
  36. 2.219km NW of Truckee, CA · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 42
  37. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1975 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.69km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 12
  39. 1.516 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.78 km SE of Dollar Point, California · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1966 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.412km NW of Truckee, CA · 1965 days ago · -2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 15
  44. 3.49km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 281
  45. 2.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 37
  46. 2.20km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.39km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.10km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.50km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.40km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.00km NNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 35
  53. 2.80km ESE of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.80km N of Lake Davis, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 14
  56. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.11km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.41km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.51km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.114km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.96 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.710 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.64km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 26
  5. 2.03km WSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.72 km ENE of East Quincy, California · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805683. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.