M1.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 7:57 PM PST

UTC

2022-03-13 03:57:41 UTC

Depth

10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.982° N, 119.582° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

130°

Stations used

8

• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast39 kmNNE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast54 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast670 kmN

After

1. 1.516 km E of Fernley, NevadaTue, Mar 15, 1:02 PM PDT · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.030 km WSW of Empire, NevadaFri, Mar 25, 5:48 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 2:05 PM PDT · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
4. 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:10 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.230 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:40 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:57 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaFri, Apr 1, 5:26 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.623 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Apr 3, 6:48 PM PDT · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.534 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaTue, Apr 12, 1:47 PM PDT · 1636 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, NevadaMon, Apr 18, 4:21 AM PDT · 1630 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.66 km ENE of Cold Springs, NevadaMon, Apr 18, 4:28 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.75 km SW of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Apr 21, 8:34 PM PDT · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.72 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, NevadaFri, Apr 22, 6:52 AM PDT · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.74km E of Truckee, CATue, Apr 26, 6:51 AM PDT · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
15. 1.94km E of Truckee, CATue, Apr 26, 6:59 AM PDT · 1622 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.743 km SE of Black Rock City, NevadaTue, Apr 26, 8:20 PM PDT · 1621 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 3:35 PM PDT · 1620 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.97 km ENE of Floriston, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 2:37 PM PDT · 1617 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, NevadaMon, May 9, 12:09 PM PDT · 1609 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 1.95 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Mar 12, 7:13 PM PST · 1666 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaFri, Mar 11, 1:28 PM PST · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
3. 3.024 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaTue, Feb 22, 12:48 AM PST · 1685 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.610 km ENE of Doyle, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 1:11 AM PST · 1687 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.78 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Feb 14, 2:40 PM PST · 1693 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
6. 2.510 km NE of Silver Springs, NevadaSat, Feb 12, 8:55 AM PST · 1695 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.828 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Feb 11, 11:49 AM PST · 1696 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00835281. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.