M1.7 earthquake 51 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 1:27 AM PDT (08:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 30 km E of Nixon, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-25 08:27:41 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.018° N, 117.909° 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
- ±0.30
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
- 1.767 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1853 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 2.356 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.066 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.056 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
Before
- 1.644 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.036 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.735 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.541 km ESE of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1885 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.649 km WSW of Austin, Nevada · 1892 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00819736. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.