M1.7 earthquake 1 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Dec 19, 2021, 1:00 PM PST

UTC

2021-12-19 21:00:53 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.698° N, 119.524° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

11

• Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaPopulation 1,501. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast28 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast96 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast529 kmNNW

After

1. 2.21 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Dec 19, 4:04 PM PST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.07km S of Walker, CATue, Dec 21, 3:16 AM PST · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.74 km W of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Dec 24, 4:34 AM PST · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Dec 25, 1:20 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, Dec 26, 4:53 PM PST · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.75 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Dec 27, 8:18 PM PST · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
7. 1.61 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaTue, Dec 28, 1:28 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, NevadaTue, Dec 28, 7:11 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
9. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 3:02 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 6:31 PM PST · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 31, 3:24 AM PST · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.515 km S of Schurz, NevadaFri, Dec 31, 11:30 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CASat, Jan 1, 1:48 AM PST · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CASat, Jan 1, 10:01 PM PST · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
15. 2.45km W of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 2:15 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
16. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 2:56 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 5:39 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 3, 2:30 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 3, 10:24 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
20. 2.27km SW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 3, 11:47 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
21. 1.55 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.77 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Jan 6, 3:28 AM PST · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CASun, Jan 9, 5:13 PM PST · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
24. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 3:40 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 6:20 AM PST · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
26. 1.613 km E of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 10:37 AM PST · 1728 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
27. 1.87km E of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:56 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
28. 2.37km E of Walker, CAMon, Jan 10, 3:57 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CAWed, Jan 12, 3:38 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CAThu, Jan 13, 12:20 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 3:13 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
32. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 10:13 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.69 km E of Carson City, NevadaFri, Jan 14, 1:01 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 15, 4:22 PM PST · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
35. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Jan 15, 4:23 PM PST · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
36. 1.515km E of Bodie, CATue, Jan 18, 4:58 AM PST · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
37. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Jan 20, 3:35 PM PST · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
38. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 3:54 PM PST · 1716 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
39. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CASat, Jan 22, 5:20 PM PST · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
41. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaTue, Jan 25, 9:50 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
42. 1.91 km E of Schurz, NevadaTue, Jan 25, 10:59 AM PST · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
43. 2.33km W of Walker, CATue, Jan 25, 2:12 PM PST · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
44. 2.86km S of Walker, CAFri, Jan 28, 3:39 AM PST · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CASat, Jan 29, 4:24 AM PST · 1709 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
46. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CASat, Jan 29, 4:28 AM PST · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CASat, Jan 29, 1:18 PM PST · 1708 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CASat, Jan 29, 9:57 PM PST · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.519 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jan 30, 6:29 AM PST · 1708 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.24km E of Truckee, CASun, Jan 30, 10:57 AM PST · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
51. 1.77km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 31, 7:08 PM PST · 1706 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
52. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Jan 31, 7:08 PM PST · 1706 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
53. 2.05km SSE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jan 31, 9:26 PM PST · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
54. 1.95km SSE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jan 31, 9:27 PM PST · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
55. 1.827km ESE of Bodie, CATue, Feb 1, 8:17 AM PST · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
56. 3.54km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 5:41 PM PST · 1705 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 104
57. 2.15km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 5:51 PM PST · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
58. 1.55km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 5:53 PM PST · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.14km SSE of Markleeville, CATue, Feb 1, 6:07 PM PST · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
60. 1.58 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Feb 3, 8:28 PM PST · 1703 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 6:48 AM PST · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 2.25km NW of Walker, CASat, Dec 18, 3:41 AM PST · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
3. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CAThu, Dec 16, 1:32 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Dec 16, 12:26 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.72 km N of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 4:51 PM PST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 4:34 PM PST · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 2:37 PM PST · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
8. 2.16km WSW of Walker, CAWed, Dec 15, 9:10 AM PST · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
9. 1.54 km W of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 15, 3:00 AM PST · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
10. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Dec 13, 9:22 AM PST · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.518 km NE of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Dec 13, 12:55 AM PST · 1756 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 12:06 AM PST · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.96km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Dec 9, 7:18 PM PST · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
14. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Dec 9, 3:26 PM PST · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CATue, Dec 7, 1:52 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.87km E of Walker, CATue, Dec 7, 9:44 AM PST · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.64km W of Walker, CAMon, Dec 6, 10:29 PM PST · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
18. 1.75km WSW of Walker, CAMon, Dec 6, 8:09 AM PST · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.84km SW of Walker, CASun, Dec 5, 3:54 AM PST · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.75km SW of Walker, CASat, Dec 4, 11:23 PM PST · 1764 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830212. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.