M2.5 earthquake 22km W of Reederville, NV
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22km W of Reederville, NV on Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 5:18 PM PDT (00:18 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-05 00:18:50 UTC
- Depth
- -1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.180° N, 120.227° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.46 | Md, duration | Northern California Seismic System | Preferred · Final · ±0.103 · 21 stations |
| 2.1 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.05 · 52 stations |
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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.836km SE of Fall River Mills, CA · 1799 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73633436 (also filed as us6000frqt). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.