Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 12:55 AM PST (08:55 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 08:55:13 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.750° N, 118.584° 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
±0.07
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.735 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1755 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.16km WSW of Walker, CA · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNE of Walker, California · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNE of Walker, California · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.72 km N of Walker, California · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNE of Walker, California · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.134 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.427 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.830 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.735 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.735 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.137 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.816 km SSE of Walker, California · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.5Nevada · 1756 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.96km WNW of Walker, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.719km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1761 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1761 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1761 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.6Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.64km W of Walker, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.75km WSW of Walker, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00829863. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC.