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M1.8 earthquake 31km SSW of Smith Valley, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31km SSW of Smith Valley, NV on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 4:25 AM PDT (11:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-07-21 11:25:16 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.518° N, 119.439° W
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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
14

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. 2.231km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.230km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.330km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.229km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1900 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.89km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.232km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.528km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.031km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.230km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 10
  14. 2.231km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.129km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.82km NNE of Mesa Vista, CA · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.128km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.628 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1899 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.225km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1899 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.826km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1899 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.530km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.929km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.831km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.56 km WSW of Walker, California · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1899 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.126km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.331km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.031km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.932km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1898 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.929km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.932km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.528km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.231km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.727km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.233km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.926km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.623 km W of Mina, Nevada · 1898 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.50 km S of Coleville, California · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.630km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1898 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.233km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.534km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1900 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.630km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1900 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.732km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.932km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.132km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1900 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.130km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1901 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.130km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1901 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.132km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1901 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1901 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.731km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.133km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71124089. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.