Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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
2021-03-28 06:05:26 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.751° N, 118.814° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.912 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.424 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.024 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.623 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.623 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.224 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.922 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.424 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.923 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.723 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.623 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.224 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.67 km NE of Lee Vining, California · 2011 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.526 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.523 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.141km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.923 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.9Nevada · 2008 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2008 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.625 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2008 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.710 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.831km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2007 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.638km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2007 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.533 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2006 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.717 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2005 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.826 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.726 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2004 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.638km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2016 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.422km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2016 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.739km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.127 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.022 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.828 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.513 km NW of Benton, California · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.641km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.528 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.630 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.325 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.524 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00803522. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.