M2.3 earthquake 20km W of Reederville, NV
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20km W of Reederville, NV on Mon, May 17, 2021, 6:46 PM PDT (01:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 48km NNW of Susanville, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-18 01:46:23 UTC
- Depth
- 7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.179° N, 120.201° W
- Region
- California
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.4 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73564015. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.