M1.6 earthquake 28 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 6:38 PM PST

UTC

2021-01-02 02:38:31 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.189° N, 119.737° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Station coverage gap

220°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

• Patton Village, CaliforniaPopulation 702. Forecast36 kmE
• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast60 kmN
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast74 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast695 kmN

After

1. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NVSat, Jan 2, 7:39 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
2. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 7:50 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.643 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, Jan 2, 10:02 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 7:30 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.83 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 1:12 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.93 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 3:28 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:12 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:14 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 1:34 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 6:52 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.68km N of Truckee, CASun, Jan 10, 6:20 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 10
13. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jan 31, 4:30 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Feb 4, 11:24 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 12:12 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.89km W of Susanville, CASat, Feb 6, 6:39 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 9:17 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 11:35 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 10:57 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 6:24 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.510 km S of Sparks, NevadaTue, Feb 9, 2:53 AM PST · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
22. 1.83km N of Spring Garden, CAWed, Feb 10, 4:56 PM PST · 2060 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CAFri, Feb 12, 6:27 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Feb 12, 7:31 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:17 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Feb 16, 6:00 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
27. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, CaliforniaWed, Feb 17, 1:16 PM PST · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CAThu, Feb 18, 1:42 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CAThu, Feb 18, 8:07 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
30. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Feb 18, 3:25 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
31. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CAFri, Feb 19, 1:18 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 19, 1:28 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 12:51 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
34. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
36. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 10:50 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
37. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 22, 2:34 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
38. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 11:15 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Mar 2, 6:01 PM PST · 2040 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 1.513 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaFri, Jan 1, 4:43 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 2:56 AM PST · 2104 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.55km NNE of East Quincy, CAMon, Dec 28, 2:10 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 3:55 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 10:39 AM PST · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 2:24 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 12
7. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 1:23 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 11:34 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
9. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Dec 20, 10:59 AM PST · 2113 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.95km NE of Greenhorn, CAMon, Dec 14, 3:09 PM PST · 2118 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.54km NE of Greenhorn, CAMon, Dec 14, 12:33 PM PST · 2119 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
12. 2.141 km WSW of Empire, NevadaFri, Dec 11, 2:30 AM PST · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.55 km SSW of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 1:31 AM PST · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.817 km ENE of Doyle, CaliforniaTue, Dec 8, 8:38 AM PST · 2125 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Dec 7, 11:07 PM PST · 2125 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.29 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Dec 7, 9:48 AM PST · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Dec 5, 3:17 AM PST · 2128 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Dec 5, 1:34 AM PST · 2128 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00795631. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.