California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Thu, May 23, 2024, 12:41 PM PDT (19:41 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 22 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-05-23 19:41:58 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.076° N, 119.740° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 864 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.812 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 862 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.318 km NNW of Truckee, CA · 856 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.56 km SE of Beckwourth, California · 852 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 850 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.416 km SW of Loyalton, CA · 848 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 845 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.616 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 837 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 829 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.622 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 808 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSE of Floriston, California · 807 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.319 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 865 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.90 km NNE of Whitehawk, CA · 880 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.516 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 887 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.741 km E of Nixon, Nevada · 889 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00878073. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.