M1.6 earthquake 4 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Feb 7, 2021, 11:35 AM PST

UTC

2021-02-07 19:35:00 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.981° N, 119.630° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

215°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast37 kmN
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast53 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast671 kmN

After

1. 2.534 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 10:57 PM PST · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.79 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 6:24 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.510 km S of Sparks, NevadaTue, Feb 9, 2:53 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.06km N of Greenhorn, CAFri, Feb 12, 6:27 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.54 km S of Cold Springs, NevadaFri, Feb 12, 7:31 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.910km NW of Truckee, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:17 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.99 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Feb 16, 6:00 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
8. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, CaliforniaWed, Feb 17, 1:16 PM PST · 2054 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.016km SW of Loyalton, CAThu, Feb 18, 1:42 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.710km SSE of Beckwourth, CAThu, Feb 18, 8:07 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
11. 2.09 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Feb 18, 3:25 PM PST · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
12. 2.118km WSW of Loyalton, CAFri, Feb 19, 1:18 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
13. 1.83 km SSE of Sattley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 19, 1:28 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.94 km SSE of Dayton, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 7:19 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.49 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 12:51 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
16. 1.512 km W of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.08 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Feb 20, 2:15 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
18. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 10:50 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
19. 1.89 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Feb 22, 2:34 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
20. 1.616 km NNW of Truckee, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 11:15 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.88 km WNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Mar 2, 6:01 PM PST · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
22. 2.1NevadaSat, Mar 6, 11:24 PM PST · 2037 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
23. 2.421 km SW of Empire, NevadaTue, Mar 9, 8:17 AM PST · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.58 km NE of Truckee, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 8:28 AM PDT · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.92 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaWed, Mar 24, 6:48 PM PDT · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.72 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaThu, Mar 25, 8:45 PM PDT · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.12 km NE of Sun Valley, NevadaSat, Mar 27, 6:36 PM PDT · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
28. 2.18 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaMon, Mar 29, 7:11 AM PDT · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.514 km SE of Sparks, NevadaWed, Mar 31, 1:42 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.03km WSW of Whitehawk, CAWed, Mar 31, 6:09 PM PDT · 2012 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
31. 2.64km W of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Apr 1, 8:24 PM PDT · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 26
32. 1.88 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Apr 2, 12:34 AM PDT · 2011 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 11
33. 1.710 km E of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Apr 4, 3:03 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.216 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Apr 6, 3:54 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.717 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Apr 6, 8:02 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
36. 2.215 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Apr 7, 12:02 AM PDT · 2006 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 1.638 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Feb 7, 9:17 AM PST · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.732 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Feb 5, 12:12 AM PST · 2067 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Feb 4, 11:24 PM PST · 2067 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jan 31, 4:30 PM PST · 2071 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.68km N of Truckee, CASun, Jan 10, 6:20 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
6. 1.89 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
7. 2.03km E of Truckee, CASat, Jan 9, 8:17 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.713 km SW of Wadsworth, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 6:52 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Jan 9, 1:34 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.810 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:14 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.69 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 8:12 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.93 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 3:28 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.83 km N of Reno, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 1:12 PM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799749. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC.