M1.9 earthquake 12 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 8:33 PM PST (04:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 28 km SE of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-25 04:33:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.657° N, 115.101° 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
- ±0.84
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.526 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.539 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.77 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.746 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1754 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.043 km W of Veyo, Utah · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Hiko, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 1.630 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.743 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00828783. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.