Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km SW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Empire, Nevada on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 8:17 AM PST (16:17 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-03-09 16:17:27 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.418° N, 119.484° 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
±0.33
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.216 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.717 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.215 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.96 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.56 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNW of Reno, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.1Nevada · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00802273. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.