Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada on Mon, Aug 16, 2021, 8:45 AM PDT (15:45 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 31 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-08-16 15:45:20 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.319° N, 117.472° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.644 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.7Nevada · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.751 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1866 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.033 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.767 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.631 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.558 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.539 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.356 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.662 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.066 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.056 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.634 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.735 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.617 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.755 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.026 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.930 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.649 km WSW of Austin, Nevada · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.563 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.838 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.226 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 1903 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.840 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.733 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1904 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00818784. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.