Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada on Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 11:46 AM PDT (18:46 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 km NNW of Indian Springs, 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
2021-04-22 18:46:57 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.484° N, 115.649° 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
101°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.719 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1950 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.919 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1949 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.519 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1949 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.119 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1948 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1946 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.520 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1946 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.867 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.414 km ESE of Alamo, NV · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.114 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.621 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2001 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.724 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.527 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.428 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805553. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.