California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 12:05 PM PDT (19:05 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km S of Dayton, 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
2020-09-19 19:05:18 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.069° N, 119.664° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km W of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.721 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2192 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.611 km NW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2182 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.513 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.74 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.64 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.74 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 24
  8. 1.84 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.34 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.44 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 22
  11. 1.78 km NW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.79 km NW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.516 km ENE of Doyle, California · 2177 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.24 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.24 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.57 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 2165 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.94 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 2161 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.64 km E of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.5Northern California · 2154 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.93km NNW of Johnsville, CA · 2152 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.215km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 2150 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.95km NNE of Greenhorn, CA · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.29 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.87km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2217 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.18 km E of Floriston, California · 2219 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.78 km E of Floriston, California · 2228 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.79km NNW of Susanville, CA · 2234 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00774723. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.