Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km SW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 2:10 AM PDT (09:10 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 52 km ESE of Beatty, 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
2021-03-21 09:10:55 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.425° N, 115.998° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.724 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.114 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.552 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.852 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.551 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.619 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.7Nevada · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.619 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.846 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.343 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.729 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00803072. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.