M2.1 earthquake 69 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 69 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Oct 31, 2021, 1:55 AM PDT (08:55 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-31 08:55:17 UTC
- Depth
- 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.225° N, 116.032° 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
- ±1.00
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.825 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.526 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.746 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.891 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.046 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00827147. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.