Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 6:16 PM PDT (01:16 UTC), 5 km (3 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-09-10 01:16:22 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.196° N, 119.627° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
77°
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. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.932km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.033km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.531km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.930km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.94 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.328km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.911 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.833km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.634km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.432km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.527km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.525km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  31. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.230km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.125km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.025km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  51. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.428km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.331km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.94 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.326km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.426km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.631km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1851 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00821815. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.