California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Tue, Mar 3, 2020, 6:50 PM PST (02:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 17km NNW of Truckee, 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
2020-03-04 02:50:08 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.045° N, 119.632° 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
±0.42
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.56 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.717km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 532
  4. 2.418km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 14
  5. 2.817km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 12
  6. 1.85 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.617 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.326 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Lemmon Valley, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.626 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.910km N of Spring Garden, CA · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.55km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 2387 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 25
  14. 1.614 km ENE of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 3.316 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 46
  17. 1.514 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2381 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.56 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 2377 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.627 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 2374 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.011km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.74 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2362 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.77km NNW of Cold Springs, NV · 2352 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.52 km SE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.62 km W of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.828 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2409 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.61 km SSE of Golden Valley, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.74km N of Dollar Point, CA · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 17
  5. 2.88km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 2419 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 17
  6. 1.63 km NNE of Truckee, California · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718278. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.