Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 1:20 PM PST (21:20 UTC), 14 km (8 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
2021-12-25 21:20:57 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.435° N, 118.929° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.417km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.617km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.511km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.515 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.916 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.241km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1732 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1728 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.230 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1726 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.028 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1745 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1748 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.830 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1750 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.427 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.98km NNE of Bridgeport, CA · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830496. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.