M1.9 earthquake 6 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Apr 13, 2021, 2:15 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-13 09:15:57 UTC

Depth

10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.887° N, 119.385° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Station coverage gap

163°

Stations used

22

• Wadsworth, NevadaPopulation 834. Forecast29 kmNNW
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast33 kmNNW
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast54 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast657 kmN

After

1. 1.56 km S of Cold Springs, NevadaSat, Apr 24, 12:17 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Apr 27, 3:09 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
3. 2.311km N of Truckee, CAThu, Apr 29, 11:59 PM PDT · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.416km SW of Loyalton, CAWed, May 5, 1:39 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaThu, May 6, 4:03 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.63 km NNW of Reno, NevadaThu, May 6, 5:06 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
7. 3.119km NW of Truckee, CAThu, May 6, 9:26 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 163
8. 2.720km NW of Truckee, CAThu, May 6, 9:26 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.715 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaThu, May 6, 9:29 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
10. 4.719km NW of Truckee, CAThu, May 6, 9:35 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7,964
11. 3.019km NW of Truckee, CAThu, May 6, 9:37 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 100
12. 2.219km NW of Truckee, CAThu, May 6, 10:03 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 42
13. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaThu, May 6, 10:25 PM PDT · 1976 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.516 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 3:50 AM PDT · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.78 km SE of Dollar Point, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 8:03 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.515 km SSE of Sierraville, CaliforniaSat, May 15, 1:51 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CASat, May 15, 5:09 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.412km NW of Truckee, CAMon, May 17, 9:34 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 15
19. 2.20km WNW of Lake Davis, CASat, May 22, 9:05 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CASat, May 22, 4:32 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
21. 2.10km NE of Lake Davis, CASat, May 22, 5:26 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.50km NW of Lake Davis, CASat, May 22, 6:10 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
23. 2.40km NNW of Lake Davis, CASat, May 22, 6:58 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
24. 3.00km NNW of Lake Davis, CASun, May 23, 2:18 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 35
25. 2.80km ESE of Lake Davis, CASun, May 23, 2:18 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
26. 2.21km WNW of Lake Davis, CASun, May 23, 4:42 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.80km N of Lake Davis, CASun, May 23, 10:20 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 14
28. 2.01km NW of Lake Davis, CASun, May 23, 4:10 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
29. 2.11km WNW of Lake Davis, CAMon, May 24, 7:15 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.41km NW of Lake Davis, CAMon, May 24, 8:29 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
31. 2.51km NW of Lake Davis, CAMon, May 24, 9:41 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
32. 2.114km SE of Honey Lake, CAMon, May 24, 11:33 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
33. 2.60km W of Lake Davis, CAThu, May 27, 5:27 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
34. 1.536 km E of Nixon, NevadaFri, May 28, 12:21 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
35. 1.813 km ESE of Herlong, CaliforniaTue, Jun 8, 12:04 AM PDT · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.80 km S of Lake Davis, CaliforniaWed, Jun 9, 2:36 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.215 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Apr 7, 12:02 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.717 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Apr 6, 8:02 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.216 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Apr 6, 3:54 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.710 km E of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Apr 4, 3:03 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Apr 2, 12:34 AM PDT · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 11
6. 2.64km W of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Apr 1, 8:24 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 26
7. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, NevadaWed, Mar 31, 1:42 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaMon, Mar 29, 7:11 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaSat, Mar 27, 6:36 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaThu, Mar 25, 8:45 PM PDT · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaWed, Mar 24, 6:48 PM PDT · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
12. 2.022 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Mar 24, 4:39 PM PDT · 2019 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.58 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 8:28 AM PDT · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00804939. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC.