Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 9:22 AM PST (17:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km SW 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
2021-12-13 17:22:44 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.693° N, 118.770° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.16km WSW of Walker, CA · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.72 km N of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, California · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.427 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.830 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.79 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.916 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.518 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1756 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.5Nevada · 1757 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.96km WNW of Walker, CA · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.6Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.64km W of Walker, CA · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.75km WSW of Walker, CA · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00829853. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.