Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada on Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 9:05 AM PST (17:05 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km N of Sutcliffe, 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
2021-11-11 17:05:49 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.387° N, 118.745° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.737 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1765 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.322 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.521 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.545 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.814 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00827875. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.