Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km W of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km W of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 8:27 AM PDT (15:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. 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
2021-08-08 15:27:59 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.390° N, 118.351° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1883 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.826km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.433km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.826km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.930 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.510 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.525 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.232km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.026 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.6Nevada · 1880 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.617 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1879 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.325km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.425 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1878 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.225km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1878 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1877 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1877 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.53 km ESE of Coleville, California · 1876 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.129 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.429km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1875 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.644 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.730km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1874 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1873 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.625km SE of Bodie, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.812 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.734km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1872 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.826km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1883 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.633km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.636 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.037 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.625 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.621 km NNW of Benton, California · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.629km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.833km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00818001. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.