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M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Coleville, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Coleville, California on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 3:26 AM PDT (10:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-14 10:26:16 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.551° N, 119.546° W
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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

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. 2.431km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.727km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.831km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.726km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.932km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.527km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1907 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.627km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.227km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.631km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.928km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.728km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.930km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.533km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.327km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.627km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.628km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.828km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.23 km W of Walker, California · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.629km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.930km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.533km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.929km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.831km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.431km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.931km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.631km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.730km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.51 km ENE of Walker, California · 1907 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.832km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.726km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1907 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.528km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.528km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.932km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.632km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.732km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.629km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.034km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1906 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.929km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1906 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 3.832km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 39
  59. 1.932km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.832km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1907 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.228km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.928km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.822km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.929km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.50 km NNW of Walker, California · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00813678. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.