M2.7 earthquake 22 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 3:22 PM PDT (22:22 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-07-29 22:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.139° N, 119.685° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.19 · 11 stations |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.19 · 11 stations |
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
- ±0.19
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.89 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.18 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.127 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.727 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.67 km SSE of Mogul, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.027 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.74 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2963 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.12km SW of Spring Garden, CA · 2962 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.07 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2958 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Plumas Eureka, California · 2953 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.522 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 1.911 km NW of Nixon, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.72km N of Plumas Eureka, CA · 2991 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.620km S of Honey Lake, CA · 2993 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.020km NW of Truckee, CA · 2996 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.717km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 7
- 1.614 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 3000 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.612 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.416km NNE of Susanville, CA · 3018 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00647659 (also filed as us2000ggwq). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.