Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km S of Sparks, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km S of Sparks, Nevada on Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 2:53 AM PST (10:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10km SSE of Beckwourth, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 10:53:31 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.441° N, 119.757° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 8
  4. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, California · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.59 km N of Kirkwood, California · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.1Nevada · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.58 km NE of Truckee, California · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.912 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.03km WSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.64km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 26
  29. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 11
  30. 1.710 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.56 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.94 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 2088 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.68km N of Truckee, CA · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  11. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799905. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.