Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Nevada on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 7:06 AM PDT (14:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5km WNW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 14:06:49 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.142° N, 117.978° 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
±0.09
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.57km NW of West Bishop, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.810km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1813 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.836 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.5Nevada · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.17km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1812 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.97km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1812 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.8Nevada · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1811 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.312km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.529km SE of Bodie, CA · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.532 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.69km W of Toms Place, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.36km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1808 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 30
  31. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 3.45km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 20
  33. 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.25km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.928 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.729 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.937 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.540 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CA · 1804 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.638km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.819 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1803 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.012km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 1802 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1802 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1802 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1802 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 3.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.612km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1815 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.213km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1816 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.013km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.112km W of Toms Place, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.76km NE of Round Valley, CA · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.128 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1818 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1819 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1819 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00825785. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.