Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Wed, May 25, 2022, 2:05 AM PDT (09:05 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-05-25 09:05:27 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.091° N, 119.451° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.620 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.818 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.818 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.520 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.220 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.219 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.019 km NNE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.119 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.723 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1585 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1581 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 20
  14. 1.716 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1550 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.830 km E of Herlong, California · 1547 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.515 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.421 km NE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km NNW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1609 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.97 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1617 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.57 km ENE of Floriston, California · 1620 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.743 km SE of Black Rock City, Nevada · 1622 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00839538. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.