M2.5 earthquake 34 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 34 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sun, Feb 7, 2021, 10:57 PM PST (06:57 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10km SSE of Beckwourth, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.28 · 8 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.069 · 28 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00799833 (also filed as us6000dfsn). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.