California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km SSE of Sattley, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Sattley, California on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 1:28 AM PST (09:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4km W of Tahoe Vista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 09:28:53 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.588° N, 120.412° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.59 km N of Kirkwood, California · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  4. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.63km S of Canyondam, CA · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.1Nevada · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.56km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.64km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.58 km NE of Truckee, California · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.72 km ENE of East Quincy, California · 2013 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.03km WSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.64km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 26
  23. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 11
  24. 1.95km NNE of Almanor, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.23km ENE of Canyondam, CA · 2002 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.96 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CA · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.39km N of Loma Rica, CA · 2058 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.83km N of Spring Garden, CA · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.510 km S of Sparks, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.89km W of Susanville, CA · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.41km NE of Twain, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800744. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.