Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km SE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Hiko, Nevada on Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 10:41 PM PST (06:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 49 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 06:41:53 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.513° N, 115.091° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.84
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.743 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 1727 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.836 km NW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.627 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.623 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1704 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.542 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.949 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.648 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.049 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.250 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.530 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.933 km W of Enterprise, Utah · 1696 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.329 km ESE of Caliente, Nevada · 1689 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.128 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.043 km W of Veyo, Utah · 1743 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.746 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.539 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830786. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.