Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada on Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 3:30 PM PDT (22:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 16 km ENE of Walker Lake, 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
2024-08-21 22:30:38 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.797° N, 118.775° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.017 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.817 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.917 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.317 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.116 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.316 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 30
  8. 2.117 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.317 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.717 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 773 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.616 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 773 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.717 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.517 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.116 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.016 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.729 km SE of Bodie, CA · 772 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.317 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.716 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.017 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.517 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.217 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.816 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 3.317 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.416 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.417 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.315 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12
  34. 2.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.117 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.116 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 770 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.817 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.617 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 769 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 768 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.13 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 768 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.916 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 767 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.427 km SE of Bodie, CA · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.427 km SE of Bodie, CA · 766 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.631 km SE of Bodie, CA · 765 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.214 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 764 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 764 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.941 km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.413 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.814 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.717 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.89 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 762 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.521 km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 761 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 3.518 km E of Markleeville, CA · 759 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 49
  57. 1.914 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.014 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 758 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.419 km E of Markleeville, CA · 758 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.214 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.116 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.616 km SW of Walker, CA · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.617 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.517 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.816 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.516 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.916 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.016 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.514 km E of Topaz, California · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.016 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 777 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 780 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.33 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 780 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.34 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 780 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 782 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSE of Virginia City, Nevada · 782 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 783 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.917 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 784 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 103
  18. 1.56 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 785 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.716 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 785 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00882804. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.