M2.1 earthquake 29 km SSW of Mina, Nevada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 6:45 PM PDT (01:45 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-16 01:45:23 UTC
- Depth
- 2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.153° N, 118.249° 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
- ±0.40
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 29
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 113 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1875 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.712km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1875 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Benton, California · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 1875 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.625km SE of Bodie, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1873 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.611km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1873 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.734km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1873 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1873 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.95km S of Round Valley, CA · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.817km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1871 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.727 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.518 km NE of Benton, California · 1871 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1870 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1870 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1870 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.7Nevada · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.430 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.131 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1868 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1867 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.033 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1867 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1866 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1866 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.732 km NNW of Benton, California · 1865 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.534 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 1865 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1865 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1864 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1864 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1864 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.432 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.434 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.9Nevada · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 1.633 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1877 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1877 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.78 km SE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1878 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1878 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.425 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.617 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.6Nevada · 1881 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.811km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.026 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1881 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00818732. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.