Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 25 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 1:21 PM PDT (20:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-09-24 20:21:39 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.416° N, 114.865° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
20
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.4 · 10 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.03 · 150 stations

Did you feel it?

20 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km N of Whitney, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.7Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.719 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.323 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.618 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.83 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 26
  5. 1.71 km SW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1863 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00823399 (also filed as us7000fe84). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.