M2.1 earthquake 33 km SW of Rachel, Nevada

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 3:49 AM PDT

UTC

2021-03-21 10:49:18 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.437° N, 116.020° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

36

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast76 kmW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast137 kmN
• North Las Vegas, NevadaPopulation 234,807. Forecast159 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast427 kmNNE

After

1. 2.445 km E of Tonopah, NevadaSun, Mar 21, 6:24 AM PDT · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Mar 28, 12:02 PM PDT · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaTue, Mar 30, 12:14 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaTue, Mar 30, 3:30 PM PDT · 2013 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
5. 1.724 km SE of Rachel, NevadaWed, Mar 31, 10:34 AM PDT · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.114 km E of Alamo, NevadaTue, Apr 13, 8:21 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 3.552 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 4:48 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.852 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 4:56 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 8:10 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.651 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 11:00 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.551 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaThu, Apr 22, 10:03 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.619 km SSE of Rachel, NevadaThu, Apr 22, 11:46 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Apr 30, 7:28 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaSun, May 2, 3:52 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, May 15, 2:23 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSun, May 16, 12:44 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 1:53 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Mar 21, 2:10 AM PDT · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaWed, Mar 17, 4:39 AM PDT · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.7NevadaWed, Mar 10, 11:05 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.619 km E of Alamo, NevadaWed, Mar 10, 1:51 AM PST · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.6California-Nevada border regionSat, Mar 6, 4:47 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.629 km SE of Rachel, NevadaTue, Mar 2, 4:35 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
7. 3.431 km SE of Rachel, NevadaSun, Feb 28, 2:51 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.846 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaThu, Feb 25, 9:18 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.631 km SE of Rachel, NevadaWed, Feb 24, 11:35 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.343 km SE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Feb 23, 2:13 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 23, 5:09 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Feb 22, 3:55 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.729 km SSE of Rachel, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 11:30 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.546 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 5:17 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00803079. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.