Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km SSE of Moapa Valley, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Moapa Valley, Nevada on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 1:38 PM PDT (20:38 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 63 km W of Supai, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 20:38:05 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.392° N, 114.389° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.612 km WNW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.8Nevada · 1890 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.163 km W of Supai, Arizona · 1886 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.443 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.113 km S of Henderson, Nevada · 1869 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.332 km S of Saint George, Utah · 1866 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1862 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 26
  10. 1.618 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.323 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.025 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 20

Before

  1. 1.77 km N of Spring Valley, Nevada · 1901 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00816694. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC.