Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Nevada on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 4:55 AM PDT (11:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 51 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 11:55:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.218° N, 116.544° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.825 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.526 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.68 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1768 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.710 km SSE of Beatty, Nevada · 1758 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.660km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.620 km N of Furnace Creek, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00826388. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.