California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 2:54 AM PST (10:54 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-11-15 10:54:09 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.072° N, 119.667° 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
±0.42
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SW of Dayton, Nevada · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.53 km SSE of Greenhorn, California · 1766 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.737 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 1766 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.014km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1751 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.322 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.521 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.77 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.814 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of C-Road, California · 1726 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.16km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1785 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.23km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 1785 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.215km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.632 km NW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.615 km NNW of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.316 km NNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1796 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.16km SW of Cromberg, CA · 1803 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.114km SSW of Loyalton, CA · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 16

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00828101. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.