M1.5 earthquake 63 km N of Tonopah, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 63 km N of Tonopah, Nevada on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 2:11 PM PDT (21:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.8 46 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 136.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00815514. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:41 PM UTC.