M2.7 earthquake 23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 1:21 PM PDT (20:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16km WSW of Loyalton, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.27 · 10 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.045 · 66 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00843952 (also filed as us6000i79q). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.