Nevada earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 33 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 33 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 12:29 PM PDT (19:29 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 19:29:47 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.438° N, 118.325° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±1.01
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.840 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.226 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 1902 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.811 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1902 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.838 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.012 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1895 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.649 km WSW of Austin, Nevada · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.930 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.617 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.735 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.036 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.644 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.812 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.7Nevada · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.751 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1866 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.033 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.767 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.615 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.615 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.822 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.740 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1906 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.164 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1914 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.632 km W of Lovelock, Nevada · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00814628. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC.