M1.5 earthquake 34 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 1:47 PM PDT

UTC

2022-04-12 20:47:40 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.204° N, 119.370° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Station coverage gap

278°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Wadsworth, NevadaPopulation 834. Forecast64 kmN
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast67 kmN
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast84 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast691 kmN

After

1. 1.830 km NE of Fernley, NevadaMon, Apr 18, 4:21 AM PDT · 1630 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.66 km ENE of Cold Springs, NevadaMon, Apr 18, 4:28 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.72 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, NevadaFri, Apr 22, 6:52 AM PDT · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.743 km SE of Black Rock City, NevadaTue, Apr 26, 8:20 PM PDT · 1622 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, NevadaMon, May 9, 12:09 PM PDT · 1609 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.421 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 1:58 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
7. 1.720 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:05 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
8. 1.719 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:06 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.620 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:07 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.818 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:08 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.818 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:09 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:31 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:59 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.719 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 3:09 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.220 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 3:38 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.219 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 11:44 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.019 km NNE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 11:48 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.119 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, May 25, 2:56 PM PDT · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
19. 1.723 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Jun 2, 2:19 AM PDT · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.811 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaMon, Jun 6, 6:31 PM PDT · 1581 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 20

Before

1. 1.623 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSun, Apr 3, 6:48 PM PDT · 1645 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.015 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaFri, Apr 1, 5:26 AM PDT · 1647 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.427 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:57 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.230 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:40 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.128 km NNW of Lovelock, NevadaThu, Mar 31, 12:10 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.64 km NE of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 2:05 PM PDT · 1649 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
7. 2.030 km WSW of Empire, NevadaFri, Mar 25, 5:48 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.516 km E of Fernley, NevadaTue, Mar 15, 1:02 PM PDT · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00837128. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.