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M1.6 earthquake 35 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 4:59 AM PST (12:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4km SE of Taylorsville, 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
2018-11-29 12:59:59 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.264° N, 119.684° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2866 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.724 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.210 km NNE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.44km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2861 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.44km SSE of Taylorsville, CA · 2861 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.54km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2861 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.54 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2861 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.66 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2861 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2861 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.66km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.69 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2860 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.68 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2860 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.04km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.45km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.86km SSE of Taylorsville, CA · 2859 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2858 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.427 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.44km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2851 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.78 km NNE of Calpine, California · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.526 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.922 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.64 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2844 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.85km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 17
  28. 1.84km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.89 km NW of Loyalton, California · 2840 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.59 km N of Greenhorn, California · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.926 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.44km ESE of Taylorsville, CA · 2867 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.724 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.42km ESE of Taylorsville, CA · 2868 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2870 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.62 km S of Plumas Eureka, California · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.923 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.023 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.529 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.426 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.010km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.714km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.09km SW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.510km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00667448. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.