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M 1.9ml
Earthquake near Carson City, NV
No earthquake was likely felt in Carson City in the 24 hours to 1:38 am PST (09:38 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 9 km (6 mi) SSE, at 9:41 am PST on 2 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Carson City
This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 6 km (4 mi) north-northeast of Carson City, NV, at 7:25 am PDT on 18 July 2021 (14:25 UTC), 4.0 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS. The magnitude and location are an automatic first estimate and may change.
USGS: 6 km NNE of Carson City, Nevada
7 km (4 mi) N of Carson, NV · 38 km (24 mi) SSE of Reno, NV
- When
- 7:25 am PDT on 18 July 2021 ()
- Where
- 6 km (4 mi) north-northeast of Carson City, NV · earthquakes near Carson City
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 4.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Carson City, 7 km S
- Nearest mapped fault
- Carson City fault, 3 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Automatic — a machine’s first estimate, which may change
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1875 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. In Carson City, 6 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Carson City 6 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 21 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 710,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 45× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 21 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.5 on 2020-03-21 — about 7,900 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 48 km NE of this epicentre
- 6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 37 km E of this epicentre
- 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 45 km S of this epicentre
- 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 32 km N of this epicentre
- 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 47 km NW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 39.2149, -119.7441. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | 7 km (4 mi) | S | earthquakes near Carson City |
| Storey County, NV | 31 km (19 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Storey County |
| Douglas County, NV | 36 km (23 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Lyon County, NV | 52 km (32 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Lyon County |
| Alpine County, CA | 66 km (41 mi) | S | earthquakes near Alpine County |
| Sierra County, CA | 78 km (48 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Sierra County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
55 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 3km ENE of Dollar Point, CA
- 1.5 15 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada
- 1.5 5 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada
- 1.6 3km ENE of Dollar Point, CA
- 2.4 Nevada
- 2.1 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 2.8 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 2.8 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 1.6 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 2.0 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 1.5 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 1.6 6 km SE of Floriston, California
- 1.5 9 km ESE of Sparks, Nevada
- 1.9 3 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada
- 1.5 10 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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