California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 29 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 8:07 PM PDT (03:07 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 03:07:37 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.168° N, 119.792° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 16
  4. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1785 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.53 km SSE of Greenhorn, California · 1766 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.737 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1766 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.14km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.125 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00825172. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.