Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 7:30 PM PST (03:30 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-01-08 03:30:28 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.645° N, 119.380° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.93 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.03km E of Truckee, CA · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.68km N of Truckee, CA · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.94 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.56 km NNE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 2087 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.510 km S of Sparks, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  23. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  27. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, California · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 9
  31. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  34. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.1Nevada · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.628 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.513 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.839 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2103 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2104 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2106 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.09km S of Truckee, CA · 2108 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 63
  12. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.78 km WNW of Carson City, Nevada · 2114 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.824 km S of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2119 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, California · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00796430. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.