California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 3:16 PM PST (23:16 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-24 23:16:24 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.051° N, 119.710° 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
±0.12
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NW of Loyalton, California · 2840 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.59 km N of Greenhorn, California · 2820 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.926 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.84km ESE of Taylorsville, CA · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.74 km NW of Doyle, California · 2803 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.92 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2802 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2801 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.51 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.932 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2800 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.69 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.738 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.56 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.84km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 17
  4. 1.85km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2844 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.59 km S of Taylorsville, California · 2846 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.922 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.526 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.78 km NNE of Calpine, California · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.44km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2850 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.427 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.25km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2858 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.86km SSE of Taylorsville, CA · 2859 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.45km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2859 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.88km NNE of East Quincy, CA · 2860 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.04km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.94km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 2860 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.68 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2860 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.69 km SSE of Taylorsville, California · 2860 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00671876. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.