California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Wed, Feb 4, 2026, 10:37 AM PST (18:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 26 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-02-04 18:37:37 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.066° N, 119.662° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.39
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00910383. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.