Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 43 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 43 km W of Empire, Nevada on Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 10:02 PM PST (06:02 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-01-03 06:02:00 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.550° N, 119.850° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
307°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.849 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.89km W of Susanville, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 1.628 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.95km NE of Greenhorn, CA · 2118 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.45km E of Likely, CA · 2122 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.141 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.817 km ENE of Doyle, California · 2125 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00796164. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.