Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada on Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 25 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, 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
2021-09-21 21:49:41 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.457° N, 115.740° 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
±0.65
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
23

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. 1.618 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.323 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.025 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 20
  4. 2.545 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.658 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.345 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.937 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.55 km N of Whitney, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.7Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.719 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.83 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 26
  2. 1.617km E of Shoshone, CA · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.117km E of Shoshone, CA · 1859 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.71 km SW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.615 km ENE of Tecopa, California · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.518 km E of Shoshone, California · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.617km E of Shoshone, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00822933. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.