California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 8:14 PM PST (04:14 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-01-09 04:14:08 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.044° N, 119.634° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
151°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.03km E of Truckee, CA · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.68km N of Truckee, CA · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 10
  6. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.510 km S of Sparks, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CA · 2060 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CA · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  18. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CA · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, California · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
  26. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  29. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.1Nevada · 2037 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.421 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.93 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.83 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.64 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.643 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.711km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.628 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.513 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2102 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2105 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2106 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.57 km NNW of Verdi, California · 2106 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.09km S of Truckee, CA · 2108 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 63
  16. 2.515 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 12
  17. 2.013 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.713 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2113 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.78 km WNW of Carson City, Nevada · 2114 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00796564. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.