M3.3 earthquake 75 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 75 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada on Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 2:42 PM PDT (21:42 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 54 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.36 · 11 stations
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.035 · 106 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00821676 (also filed as us7000f9gd). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.