M2.2 earthquake 30 km WSW of Empire, Nevada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Empire, Nevada on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 1:08 AM PDT (08:08 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 11km NNE of Lake Davis, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-21 08:08:27 UTC
- Depth
- 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.508° N, 119.692° 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
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 110°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.11km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.541 km ESE of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.638 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.529 km E of Herlong, California · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.811km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 1856 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 13
- 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
- 2.125 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00815382. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:25 AM UTC.