Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 9:21 PM PST (05:21 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 05:21:36 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.804° N, 118.626° 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
71°
Stations used
17

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.4Nevada · 2044 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.531km SE of Bodie, CA · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.217km SE of Bodie, CA · 2043 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2043 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.526km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.935 km NNE of Benton, California · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.634 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.135 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2040 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.128 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.619 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.235 km N of Benton, California · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2038 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2037 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.532 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2037 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.522 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.519km SE of Bodie, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.522 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.922 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.026 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.533 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.617 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.931 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.327 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.925 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.025 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.330 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.722 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.936 km NNE of Benton, California · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00801352. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.