Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SE of Smith, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Smith, Nevada on Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 5:58 AM PDT (12:58 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. 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
2021-07-31 12:58:46 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.694° N, 119.179° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.76
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.826km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.331km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.131km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.731km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.12 km NNW of Walker, California · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.332km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.723km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.712km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1889 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.431km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.727km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1889 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.229 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.331km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.530km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1888 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.812km N of Yosemite Village, CA · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1888 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.130km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.633km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.730km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.826km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.326km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.53 km N of Walker, California · 1887 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.327km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1887 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.033km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.927km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.733km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.528km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1886 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1885 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.833km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1885 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.731km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.629km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.621 km NNW of Benton, California · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1884 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1884 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.628km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Walker, California · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.726km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.032km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1890 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1890 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.325km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.327km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.927 km NNW of Benton, California · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.628km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.228km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1891 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.426km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.125km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1891 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00817149. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.