M1.7 earthquake 8 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Jan 8, 2026, 2:05 PM PST

UTC

2026-01-08 22:05:20 UTC

Depth

10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.025° N, 119.608° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

241°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Doyle, CaliforniaPopulation 678. Forecast42 kmE
• Spanish Springs, NevadaPopulation 15,064. Forecast43 kmNNE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast58 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast675 kmN

After

1. 2.523 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Jan 10, 3:57 AM PST · 265 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.222 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 7:27 AM PST · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.518 km S of Loyalton, CASun, Jan 11, 9:23 AM PST · 264 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.629 km W of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Jan 15, 3:42 AM PST · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 3.821 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 7:35 AM PST · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
6. 3.521 km W of Empire, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 11:09 AM PST · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
7. 3.317 km W of Empire, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 9:45 PM PST · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
8. 3.621 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 9:46 PM PST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.731 km W of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Jan 19, 11:54 PM PST · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.520 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 1:56 AM PST · 255 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
11. 3.425 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 2:24 AM PST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.928 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 3:09 AM PST · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.722 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:14 AM PST · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.725 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 4:17 AM PST · 255 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.226 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 1:02 AM PST · 254 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.420 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 1:13 AM PST · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.522 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 4:08 PM PST · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.935 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 4:32 AM PST · 249 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
19. 2.117 km SE of Honey Lake, CAMon, Jan 26, 6:39 AM PST · 249 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
20. 1.630 km W of Gerlach, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:17 AM PST · 248 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
21. 3.018 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 12:22 AM PST · 248 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
22. 3.118 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 8:04 PM PST · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
23. 2.027 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 3:06 PM PST · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.532 km W of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 9:12 PM PST · 242 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 2, 2:02 AM PST · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.026 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 4:54 AM PST · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.513 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 10:37 AM PST · 240 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.032 km W of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 2:30 PM PST · 239 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.630 km W of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Feb 5, 12:41 AM PST · 239 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
30. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaSat, Feb 7, 4:00 PM PST · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
31. 1.94 km NNE of Dollar Point, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:55 PM PST · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.83 km NNE of Dollar Point, CATue, Feb 10, 2:42 AM PST · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.34 km SW of Tahoe Vista, CATue, Feb 10, 2:45 AM PST · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.521 km NE of Lake Davis, CATue, Feb 10, 12:12 PM PST · 233 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.60 km SW of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 232 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
36. 2.15 km W of Tahoe Vista, CAThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 232 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
37. 2.524 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 12, 9:46 PM PST · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:10 PM PST · 230 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
39. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:10 PM PST · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
40. 3.126 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSun, Feb 15, 7:08 PM PST · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
41. 2.820 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaMon, Feb 16, 10:50 AM PST · 228 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
42. 2.527 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 12:32 AM PST · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
43. 1.78 km SSW of Dayton, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 2:55 PM PST · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
44. 2.15 km SSW of Cromberg, CAFri, Feb 20, 1:09 AM PST · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
45. 2.45 km NW of Johnsville, CAFri, Feb 20, 2:52 AM PST · 224 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.920 km W of Empire, NevadaFri, Feb 20, 11:48 AM PST · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.54 km ENE of Spanish Springs, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 1:37 AM PST · 223 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
48. 1.732 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 2:39 AM PST · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.46 km SW of Cold Springs, NVSat, Feb 21, 3:03 AM PST · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
50. 2.231 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 8:30 PM PST · 222 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
51. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 5:51 AM PST · 222 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
52. 2.23 km SE of Johnstonville, CATue, Feb 24, 5:14 AM PST · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
53. 1.616 km WSW of Empire, NevadaThu, Feb 26, 3:32 PM PST · 217 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.618 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 27, 3:59 PM PST · 216 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
55. 2.230 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Mar 4, 4:26 PM PST · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.213 km NE of Lake Davis, CAThu, Mar 5, 9:01 AM PST · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 3.421 km W of Empire, NevadaThu, Dec 25, 5:23 PM PST · 280 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.79 km WNW of Lake Davis, CATue, Dec 23, 12:11 AM PST · 283 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
3. 1.811 km N of Lake Davis, CAThu, Dec 18, 5:46 AM PST · 288 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909343. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.