M1.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada on Fri, Jul 21, 2023, 9:58 AM PDT (16:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km N of Dollar Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00863057. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.