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M1.6 earthquake 10 km ENE of Doyle, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Doyle, California on Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 1:11 AM PST (09:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-02-20 09:11:20 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.049° N, 119.988° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.024 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.53 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.030 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 1654 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.13km SW of East Shore, CA · 1654 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.05km NE of Hamilton Branch, CA · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.623 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.534 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1636 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 1630 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.03km S of Canyondam, CA · 1694 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.510 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.828 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1696 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.43km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.72 km SW of Canyondam, California · 1703 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.14km NNW of Canyondam, CA · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.24km E of Truckee, CA · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.516 km ESE of Empire, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.215 km ESE of Empire, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00834203. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.