Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSE of Floriston, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Floriston, California on Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 12:16 PM PDT (19:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km E of Spanish Springs, 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
2023-06-21 19:16:08 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.350° N, 119.995° 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
±0.40
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1201 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.0Nevada · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.97 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1201 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.6Nevada · 1201 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.37 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1200 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.68km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1199 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.44 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1197 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 489
  10. 2.24 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1197 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 13
  11. 3.15 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1197 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 144
  12. 2.04 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1197 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.64 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 76
  14. 2.34 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.15 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.95 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.05 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 86
  18. 2.1Nevada · 1196 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.65 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.15 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1196 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.74 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.25 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  23. 1.75 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1194 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.9Nevada · 1194 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.17 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1192 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.96 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1192 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1192 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.67 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1190 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.56 km S of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada · 1183 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.19 km NNE of Truckee, CA · 1182 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.3Nevada, United States · 1177 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 16
  32. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.411 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 18
  34. 2.810 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1177 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 83
  35. 1.5Nevada · 1177 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.513 km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1176 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.60 km SSE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1174 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.821 km ENE of Herlong, California · 1174 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.52 km S of Coleville, California · 1174 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.58 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 1172 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.65 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1172 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.07 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 1171 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.18 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 1171 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.0Nevada · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.55 km NW of Walker, CA · 1167 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.628 km ENE of Herlong, California · 1166 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.67 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1163 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.124 km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 1160 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.9Nevada · 1159 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.928 km ENE of Herlong, California · 1158 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.84 km NW of Spring Garden, California · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.619 km WSW of Fallon, Nevada · 1156 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.224 km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 1153 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.123 km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 1152 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.5Nevada · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 14

Before

  1. 2.86 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 21
  2. 2.517km NW of Walker, CA · 1204 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.515 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1204 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.47 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.67 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1212 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.67 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.67 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1212 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.49km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 1213 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.37 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1214 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.67 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1215 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.66 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1215 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.0Nevada · 1215 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.67 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 11
  14. 2.06 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1216 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.86 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1216 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.07 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.77 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1218 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.97 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1219 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 33
  19. 1.610 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1219 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.69 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 1220 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00861521. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.