Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 7:26 PM PST (03:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-03-08 03:26:12 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.598° N, 118.450° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.931 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.327 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.535 km NNE of Benton, California · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.635 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.337 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2032 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2032 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2032 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.928 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.515 km NW of Benton, California · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.341km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.812 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.330 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.041km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.614 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2030 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.630 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.524 km ENE of Benton, California · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2028 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 2026 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.027 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.533 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.026 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.922 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.522 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.519km SE of Bodie, CA · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.522 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.532 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2037 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.933 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.032 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00802159. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.