M1.5 earthquake 29 km E of Herlong, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 3:13 AM PDT

UTC

2021-08-31 10:13:39 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.182° N, 119.797° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Station coverage gap

229°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Patton Village, CaliforniaPopulation 702. Forecast31 kmE
• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast60 kmN
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast72 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast695 kmN

After

1. 2.017 km ESE of Spanish Springs, NevadaThu, Sep 2, 5:33 AM PDT · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.94 km SSE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 3:29 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.811km NNE of Lake Davis, CAThu, Sep 2, 9:54 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 13
4. 2.630 km E of Nixon, NevadaMon, Sep 6, 1:45 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
5. 1.911 km E of Sparks, NevadaMon, Sep 13, 10:03 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.125 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Sep 14, 2:44 PM PDT · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
7. 2.14km SE of Taylorsville, CASat, Sep 18, 6:38 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 7:24 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Sep 20, 10:59 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 8:16 PM PDT · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.916 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Sep 25, 8:03 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Oct 7, 8:07 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.827 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Oct 8, 3:47 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Oct 13, 3:17 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
15. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CASat, Oct 23, 2:46 PM PDT · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 16
16. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CAWed, Oct 27, 5:16 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:26 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7

Before

1. 1.53 km SSE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 7:27 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 5:42 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.17km N of Greenhorn, CASun, Aug 15, 5:40 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.638 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Aug 13, 10:14 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.541 km ESE of Black Rock City, NevadaFri, Aug 6, 5:14 PM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00820647. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.