Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 7:13 PM PST (03:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4km E of Truckee, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-03-13 03:13:05 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.991° N, 119.573° W
Region
Nevada
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
110°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1663 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.030 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 1654 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1647 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.230 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1647 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1647 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.623 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.534 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1635 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 1630 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.66 km ENE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1629 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.75 km SW of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.74km E of Truckee, CA · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 14
  16. 1.94km E of Truckee, CA · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.743 km SE of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1621 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1619 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.97 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1616 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1608 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1667 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.024 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.610 km ENE of Doyle, California · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.510 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.828 km W of Empire, Nevada · 1695 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00835278. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.