M1.6 earthquake 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 11:18 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-21 18:18:18 UTC

Depth

12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.364° N, 118.899° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Station coverage gap

158°

Stations used

18

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast30 kmSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast93 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast152 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast483 kmN

After

1. 2.232km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 12:36 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.628 km SSE of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 2:25 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.826 km SSW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 3:44 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.528km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 21, 4:02 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.031km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:32 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
6. 3.230km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 21, 4:33 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
7. 2.231km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 6:56 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.129km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 21, 7:00 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.82km NNE of Mesa Vista, CAWed, Jul 21, 8:12 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
10. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CAWed, Jul 21, 10:22 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.128km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 21, 11:38 PM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 12:40 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.628 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jul 22, 3:32 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.225km ENE of Dardanelle, CAThu, Jul 22, 3:48 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.826km ENE of Dardanelle, CAThu, Jul 22, 5:27 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 5:48 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 7:26 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.929km SE of Markleeville, CAThu, Jul 22, 8:25 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 8:41 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
21. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 9:14 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 9:49 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
23. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 9:54 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CAThu, Jul 22, 9:55 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CAThu, Jul 22, 10:26 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CAThu, Jul 22, 11:16 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.56 km WSW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 11:53 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
28. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 12:33 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.129 km SE of Mina, NevadaThu, Jul 22, 12:43 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CAThu, Jul 22, 12:57 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, NevadaThu, Jul 22, 4:09 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 6:14 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
33. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 6:51 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
34. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 6:59 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NVThu, Jul 22, 7:52 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
36. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, NevadaThu, Jul 22, 9:02 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.729km ESE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 12:56 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
38. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 23, 2:00 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
39. 2.331km ENE of Dardanelle, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:53 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.031km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 3:55 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
41. 1.932km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, Jul 23, 4:05 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
42. 2.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, Jul 23, 4:38 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
43. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, Jul 23, 5:14 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.932km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:14 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:30 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.528km ESE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:43 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.231km ENE of Dardanelle, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:48 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
48. 1.727km ESE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 8:47 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
49. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 10:17 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
50. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, Jul 23, 11:58 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
51. 3.233km ENE of Dardanelle, CAFri, Jul 23, 12:47 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
52. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, Jul 23, 1:04 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
53. 1.623 km W of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 23, 1:33 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
54. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 23, 3:11 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.50 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 4:52 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
56. 1.631 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 23, 5:21 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
57. 1.631 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 23, 5:23 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.630km NW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:17 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
59. 2.233km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 7:06 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
60. 1.534km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Jul 23, 8:34 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 2.530 km S of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 11:13 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.428 km SSW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 8:22 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.529 km SSW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 8:12 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.229km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 7:14 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.330km NW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Jul 21, 7:00 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 6:14 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.728 km SSW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 5:31 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
8. 3.928 km SSW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 5:04 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.230km NW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Jul 21, 4:58 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:49 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:38 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:28 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
13. 2.231km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:26 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.831km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:25 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 4:24 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
16. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:53 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CAWed, Jul 21, 3:14 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NVWed, Jul 21, 2:36 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:05 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.329 km SSW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 12:28 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00815865. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.