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M1.5 earthquake 32km SSW of Smith Valley, NV

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32km SSW of Smith Valley, NV on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 4:15 PM PDT (23:15 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28km SE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-20 23:15:25 UTC
Depth
-1.8 km (-1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.504° N, 119.418° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
11

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.227km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.325km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.826km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.328km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.431km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.813km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.513km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.332 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.831 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.57 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 1837 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.412km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.625km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.825km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.925km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 8
  34. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.128km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.832km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.832 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1837 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.413km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.130 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.132 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.613km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.730km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.612km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.632 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1836 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.313km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.013km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.713km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.717km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.217km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.716km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 3.030km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  59. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.632km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.513km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.94 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1841 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.741km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.529km S of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.513km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.030km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 105
  14. 2.230km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.331km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.532km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73627166. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.