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Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 39 mi southeast of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA, on Sunday, Jan 17, 2021 at 9:00 pm (GMT -8)

Light magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 8 km depth

18 Jan 05:04 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
18 Jan 05:04: Now using data updates from USGS
18 Jan 05:33: Magnitude recalculated from 3.4 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.2 to 7.7 km (from 7.6 to 4.8 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards SW.

Update Mon, 18 Jan 2021, 05:09

Small magnitude 3.4 earthquake 39 miles southeast of Hawthorne, Nevada, United States

3.4 quake 17 Jan 9:00 pm (GMT -8)

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake near Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, USA, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 7.6 miles beneath the epicenter in the evening on Sunday 17 January 2021 at 9:00 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.4 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mina (pop. 160) located 15 miles from the epicenter. In Hawthorne (pop. 3,300, 39 miles away), and Tonopah (pop. 2,500, 45 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 18, 2021 05:00:53 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Jan 17, 2021 at 9:00 pm (GMT -8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.5
Depth	7.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.1655°N / 118.0699°W (Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States)
Antipode	38.166°S / 61.93°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Mono Lake (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	25 km (16 mi) S of Mina (pop: 155) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SE of Hawthorne (pop: 3,270) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) W of Tonopah (pop: 2,480) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (California) (pop: 2,650) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NE of Mammoth Lakes (California) (pop: 7,950) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) SSE of Fallon (pop: 8,460) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 166 km (103 mi) ESE of Gardnerville Ranchos (pop: 11,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 178 km (111 mi) SE of Dayton (Lyon County) (pop: 8,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 185 km (115 mi) SE of Carson City (pop: 54,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 207 km (129 mi) NE of Clovis (California) (pop: 104,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 6°C (43 F), humidity: 52%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.1 x 10¹⁰ joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.5	7.7 km	25 Km S of Mina, Nevada, USA	USGS
3.2	10 km	NEVADA, USA	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Mammoth (MLAC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 90 km / 56 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Mammoth: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Mammoth: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Mammoth: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Tinemaha (TIN/CI network) | Distance from quake: 124 km / 77 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tinemaha: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tinemaha: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Tinemaha: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Cottonwood Creek (CWC/CI network) | Distance from quake: 192 km / 119 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Cottonwood Creek: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Cottonwood Creek: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Cottonwood Creek: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Shoshone (SHO/CI network) | Distance from quake: 298 km / 185 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Shoshone: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Shoshone: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Shoshone: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, USA (DUG/US network) | Distance from quake: 506 km / 314 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, USA: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, USA: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Dugway, Tooele County, Utah, USA: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake (2)

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SILVERPEAK, NV (87.9 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 5-10 s (reported through our app)

Las Vegas / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

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