M2.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Thu, Apr 11, 2019, 9:28 AM PDT (16:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km SW of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.22 · 6 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.22 · 6 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00682032 (also filed as us700034j3). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.