Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada on Sun, Mar 3, 2024, 6:46 PM PST (02:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-03-04 02:46:53 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.058° N, 119.329° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.211 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 943 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 107
  3. 2.210 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 943 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 941 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Walker, California · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.910 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.211 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 297
  11. 1.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 938 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.59 km N of Lemmon Valley, Nevada · 937 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.51 km E of Coleville, California · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.16 km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.93 km SW of Coleville, California · 922 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.61 km WSW of Walker, California · 920 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 919 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.62 km SW of Coleville, California · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.012 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.16 km W of Walker, CA · 916 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.632 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 912 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.82 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 910 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.28 km NE of Markleeville, CA · 909 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.62 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 908 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.56 km N of Bridgeport, California · 906 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.928 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 902 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.912 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada · 895 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.27 km WNW of Walker, CA · 894 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.635 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 894 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.741 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.417 km N of Truckee, CA · 948 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.60 km ESE of Coleville, California · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.53 km ENE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 954 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.912 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.712 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.56 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.511 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.011 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.412 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 959 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.611 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 960 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.59 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Verdi, Nevada · 962 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSW of Coleville, California · 963 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
  19. 3.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 391
  20. 1.917 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 964 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00874130. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.