California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 3:56 AM PDT (10:56 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SW of Nixon, 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
2020-08-08 10:56:47 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.061° N, 119.668° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Nevada · 2248 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.58 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.211 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2237 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.511 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.79km NNW of Susanville, CA · 2236 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.78 km E of Floriston, California · 2229 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.18 km E of Floriston, California · 2221 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.87km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2218 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2216 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.29 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.95km NNE of Greenhorn, CA · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.714 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2206 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.721 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2194 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.520km NW of Truckee, CA · 2248 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.56 km ENE of East Quincy, California · 2250 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.123 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2250 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.214km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 2254 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2254 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.89 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2254 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.68 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2254 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2263 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.315km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.615km NW of Truckee, CA · 2266 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.116km NW of Truckee, CA · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.03km NNE of Spring Garden, CA · 2271 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.613 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2275 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 28
  14. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2275 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00766371. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.