Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 46 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 46 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 5:17 PM PST (01:17 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-22 01:17:57 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.841° N, 116.211° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.846 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.513 km SW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.7Nevada · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.445 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.724 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.619 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.791 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2077 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800899. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.