Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 9:49 PM PST (05:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 31 km SE of Rachel, Nevada. 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
2021-02-02 05:49:26 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.704° N, 115.998° 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.729 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.846 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.7Nevada · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.445 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.724 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.028 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.791 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2077 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.934 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.239 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.652 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.557 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.769 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799410. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.