Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 9:29 PM PDT (04:29 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.4 25km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. 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
2021-07-17 04:29:26 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.546° N, 119.030° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.60
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.530km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.928km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.732km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.13 km N of Walker, California · 1905 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.529km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.728km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.328km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.628km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.930km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.631km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.527km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.532km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.930km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.627km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.627km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.828km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.829km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.129km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.627km NE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.925km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.128km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.627km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.229km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.728km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.830km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.932km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.533km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.529km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.532km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.61 km NW of Walker, California · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.627km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.531km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  50. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.729km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.629km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.628km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1904 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1904 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.729km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.134km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1904 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.829km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.626km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.530km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.830km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.429km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  8. 3.132km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.332km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.227km ESE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.630km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.732km NW of Bridgeport, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.230km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.228km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1905 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.731km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.030km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.631km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.329km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1905 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00814434. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.