Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km W of Empire, Nevada on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 22km W of Reederville, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-09-14 21:44:51 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.537° N, 119.636° 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
±0.11
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.522km W of Reederville, NV · 1825 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1787 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.811km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 13
  3. 1.529 km E of Herlong, California · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00822319. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.