Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 41 km WSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Empire, Nevada on Fri, Dec 11, 2020, 2:30 AM PST (10:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-12-11 10:30:14 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.484° N, 119.820° W
Region
Nevada
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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
6

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45km E of Likely, CA · 2123 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.54km NE of Greenhorn, CA · 2120 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.95km NE of Greenhorn, CA · 2120 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.628 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.643 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.849 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.89km W of Susanville, CA · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.817 km ENE of Doyle, California · 2126 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2126 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.29 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2127 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2129 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2129 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.711 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2140 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.721 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2142 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00791254. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.