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M1.6 earthquake 23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Sun, Apr 3, 2022, 6:48 PM PDT (01:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 20 km NE 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
2022-04-04 01:48:40 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.162° N, 119.629° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1636 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, Nevada · 1631 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.743 km SE of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1622 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1620 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1617 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1610 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.421 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.720 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.719 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.620 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.818 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.818 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.719 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.220 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.219 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.019 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1594 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.119 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.723 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.230 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1649 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.030 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 1655 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.53 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1667 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.34 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00836644. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.