California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 3:17 AM PDT (10:17 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 10:17:11 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.020° N, 119.642° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 16
  2. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1787 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1785 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.66 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSE of Greenhorn, California · 1766 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.737 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1765 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.17 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.914 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.14km SE of Taylorsville, CA · 1841 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.125 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.911 km E of Sparks, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00825549. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.