Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada on Mon, May 31, 2021, 10:43 AM PDT (17:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 17:43:07 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.735° N, 115.727° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.80
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
22

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1951 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.519 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1951 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.119 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1950 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.520 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1948 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.724 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.414 km ESE of Alamo, NV · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.618 km NW of North Las Vegas, Nevada · 1927 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.626 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 1923 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.749 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.77 km N of Spring Valley, Nevada · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.915 km SW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.517km ENE of Shoshone, CA · 1976 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00808526. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.