Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada on Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 7:11 PM PST (03:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4km SSE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-12-29 03:11:01 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.697° N, 119.522° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1738 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1733 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1729 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1729 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.69 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1717 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1716 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.91 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.33km W of Walker, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.86km S of Walker, CA · 1711 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1710 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.628km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.519 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 1709 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.24km E of Truckee, CA · 1709 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.77km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CA · 1707 days ago · -2 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.05km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1707 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.95km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.827km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1707 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 3.54km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 104
  49. 2.15km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.55km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.14km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.58 km ENE of Walker, California · 1704 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.229km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1704 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1704 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.43km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.38km E of Walker, CA · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.55 km SW of Walker, California · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.75 km S of Fish Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.94 km NNW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.94 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1698 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1746 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.72 km N of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.16km WSW of Walker, CA · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.518 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1757 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830586. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.