Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km WNW of Las Vegas, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Las Vegas, Nevada on Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 2:04 PM PDT (21:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-30 21:04:48 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.235° N, 115.254° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Nevada · 1890 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.113 km S of Henderson, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.617km E of Shoshone, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.518 km E of Shoshone, California · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.615 km ENE of Tecopa, California · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.71 km SW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.117km E of Shoshone, CA · 1859 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.617km E of Shoshone, CA · 1859 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 26
  10. 1.713 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.618 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.323 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.025 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 20
  14. 2.545 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.345 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.122 km SSE of Moapa Valley, Nevada · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.77 km N of Spring Valley, Nevada · 1902 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.749 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 1911 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00817032. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.