California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 10:59 AM PDT (17:59 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14km SSW of Loyalton, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-09-20 17:59:58 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.066° N, 119.681° W
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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 16
  7. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1785 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.14km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.125 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.911 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.85 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.94 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 1850 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.811km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 1857 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 13
  9. 1.94 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1857 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.017 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.529 km E of Herlong, California · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.53 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00822800. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.