M2.6 earthquake 30 km E of Nixon, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 30 km E of Nixon, Nevada on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 1:45 AM PDT (08:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.22 · 8 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 77 stations

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00821396 (also filed as us7000f8hl). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.