California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 9:48 PM PDT (04:48 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 04:48:49 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.065° N, 119.682° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1786 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1786 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.314 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.66 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1772 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.53 km SSE of Greenhorn, California · 1767 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.737 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1766 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.014km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.322 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.521 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 2.75km ENE of East Quincy, CA · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 16
  4. 1.78 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.827 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.029 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00827392. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.