California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Fri, Jul 24, 2020, 4:04 PM PDT (23:04 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-07-24 23:04:01 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.036° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2252 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2252 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.214km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 2252 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.123 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2248 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.520km NW of Truckee, CA · 2247 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.5Nevada · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.78 km E of Floriston, California · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.18 km E of Floriston, California · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.87km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2217 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.29 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.95km NNE of Greenhorn, CA · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.69 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2263 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.615km NW of Truckee, CA · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.116km NW of Truckee, CA · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.03km NNE of Spring Garden, CA · 2270 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2273 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 28
  6. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2273 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.28 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.08km SSW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2279 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.215 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2283 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.68 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.611 km S of Reno, Nevada · 2289 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.612 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00762874. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.