Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 32 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 32 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 12:12 AM PST (08:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10km SSE of Beckwourth, CA. 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
2021-02-05 08:12:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.245° N, 119.551° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.64 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.510 km S of Sparks, Nevada · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.1Nevada · 2036 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.421 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, Nevada · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11

Before

  1. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.93 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.83 km N of Reno, Nevada · 2093 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.98 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799591. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.