Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 4:35 AM PST (12:35 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-10 12:35:19 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.669° N, 118.882° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
26

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

After

  1. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.025 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.925 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.632 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.116 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.720 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.826 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.931 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.631 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.616 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.06km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.834km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.511 km NW of Benton, California · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.023 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 3.132 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.324 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.126 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.033 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.727km SE of Bodie, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.636 km N of Benton, California · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.2Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.936 km NNE of Benton, California · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2061 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.612 km NW of Benton, California · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.136 km N of Benton, California · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.626 km NE of Benton, California · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.325 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799988. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.