Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada on Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 2:16 AM PST (10:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-01-20 10:16:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.282° N, 117.127° 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.

Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00798097. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.