M2.1 earthquake 7 km ENE of Floriston, California

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 8:16 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-24 03:16:27 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.413° N, 119.937° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.43

Station coverage gap

30°

Stations used

39

• Mogul, NevadaPopulation 1,290. Forecast11 kmS
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast17 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast615 kmNNW

After

1. 1.916 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Sep 25, 8:03 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.58 km NE of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 11:02 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Oct 7, 8:07 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.37 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaSun, Oct 10, 2:55 AM PDT · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Oct 13, 3:17 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
6. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CASat, Oct 23, 2:46 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 16
7. 1.818 km SW of Fallon Station, NevadaSat, Oct 23, 3:51 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CAWed, Oct 27, 5:16 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.07km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Oct 27, 7:45 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
10. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:26 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
11. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaTue, Nov 2, 9:48 PM PDT · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CAFri, Nov 12, 4:42 PM PST · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CASat, Nov 13, 3:01 PM PST · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CASat, Nov 13, 4:04 PM PST · 1785 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
15. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Nov 15, 2:54 AM PST · 1783 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, NevadaSat, Nov 20, 9:08 PM PST · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 1.57 km W of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 3:27 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
2. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Sep 20, 10:59 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 7:24 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.94 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaSun, Sep 19, 10:40 AM PDT · 1840 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.911 km E of Sparks, NevadaMon, Sep 13, 10:03 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.94 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaMon, Sep 13, 3:48 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.85 km SSW of Dayton, NevadaThu, Sep 9, 6:16 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.94 km S of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Sep 9, 11:09 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.630 km E of Nixon, NevadaMon, Sep 6, 1:45 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
10. 2.811km NNE of Lake Davis, CAThu, Sep 2, 9:54 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 13
11. 1.94 km SSE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 3:29 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.017 km ESE of Spanish Springs, NevadaThu, Sep 2, 5:33 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.529 km E of Herlong, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 3:13 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.53 km SSE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 7:27 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 5:42 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.735km WNW of Truckee, CAThu, Aug 26, 10:10 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00823264 (also filed as nc73628691). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.