Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 39 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 8:36 AM PST (16:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 31 km SE of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-01-12 16:36:01 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.836° N, 115.964° 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
±0.47
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.028 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.729 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.343 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.652 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.557 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.716 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.510 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2102 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.547 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.6Nevada · 2110 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.632 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2115 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00796992. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.