California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Mon, Feb 14, 2022, 2:40 PM PST (22:40 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-02-14 22:40:23 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.030° N, 119.619° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
14

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.024 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.53 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.030 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 1654 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.230 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.623 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.534 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1636 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 2.510 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.828 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1696 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.94 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.43km NE of Dollar Point, CA · 1702 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.24km E of Truckee, CA · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.84km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.516 km ESE of Empire, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.215 km ESE of Empire, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.731 km W of Lovelock, Nevada · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00833862. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.