Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 12:56 PM PDT (19:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 29 km SSW of Mina, 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
2021-10-05 19:56:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.025° N, 118.421° 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
125°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.818 km SW of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.718 km S of Smith Valley, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.825 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.629 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.010 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.229 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1791 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.722 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.623 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.223 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1787 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.616 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.613 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.623 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.514 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1781 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.629 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1780 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.225 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.925 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.88 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1774 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.75 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1772 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.55 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.738 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1768 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.930 km E of Bridgeport, California · 1828 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.58 km NE of Topaz, California · 1829 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.514 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.69 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1833 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.632 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.729 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.132 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.130 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.539 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.832 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.831 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.332 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.39 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.631 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.832 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.526 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824903. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.