Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 11:30 PM PST (07:30 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-22 07:30:47 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.424° N, 115.568° 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
91°
Stations used
22

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.846 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.619 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.724 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.941 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.621 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2001 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.114 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.619 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.936 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.028 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800923. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.