Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Nevada on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 11:05 PM PST (07:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 45 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada. 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
2021-03-11 07:05:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.679° N, 116.701° 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
±0.38
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.445 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.720 km NW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.619 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.145 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.945 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.947 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1984 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.846 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1981 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.146 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.750 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.265km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2035 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.356km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.513 km SW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.846 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.556 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.559 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.959 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00802380. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.