California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 8:03 PM PDT (03:03 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2021-09-26 03:03:49 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.076° N, 119.704° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 16
  5. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1797 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1786 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1786 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.14km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.125 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.911 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.85 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.94 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 1851 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.630 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.811km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 1858 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 13
  11. 1.94 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1858 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.017 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.529 km E of Herlong, California · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1863 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.510 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00823519. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.