California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 12:06 AM PDT (07:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5km W of Tahoe Vista, CA. 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
2018-07-19 07:06:52 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.062° N, 119.688° W
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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.717km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.020km NW of Truckee, CA · 2996 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.55km NNW of Dollar Point, CA · 2993 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 523
  4. 1.620km S of Honey Lake, CA · 2993 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.72km N of Plumas Eureka, CA · 2991 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.911 km NW of Nixon, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.722 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2989 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.91km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.89 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.18 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.51 km WNW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.127 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.51 km WNW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2969 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.727 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.67 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.44km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2969 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.027 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.74 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2963 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.12km SW of Spring Garden, CA · 2962 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.28km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 2959 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.07 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2958 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.85km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2957 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 482
  23. 1.53 km WNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 2953 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.65 km NW of Sierra City, California · 2944 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.612 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.918km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 17
  3. 1.61 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 3014 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.416km NNE of Susanville, CA · 3018 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.64km E of Truckee, CA · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.437 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 3026 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.6Nevada · 3027 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.212km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 3028 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.96km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3028 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00645294. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.