M1.6 earthquake 34 km N of Dyer, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km N of Dyer, Nevada on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 2:12 AM PDT (09:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 30 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-16 09:12:58 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.980° N, 118.080° 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
- ±0.35
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 23
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.520km NNW of Toms Place, CA · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.728 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Benton, California · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.99km W of Toms Place, CA · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
- 2.131km SE of Bodie, CA · 1992 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1992 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1992 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.630 km NNE of Benton, California · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.331km SE of Bodie, CA · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
- 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.330 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.330km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1991 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.19km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
- 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.232 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.88km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.03km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.730km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1988 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.5California-Nevada border region · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.94km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1988 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.62km E of Round Valley, CA · 1988 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.46km ENE of Deep Springs, CA · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.530 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.631 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Benton, California · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.938km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.538km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.735 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.532 km NE of Benton, California · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.533 km NE of Benton, California · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.625 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.82km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 1999 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.52km S of Round Valley, CA · 1999 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.625 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.222 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
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