California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2026, 9:17 PM PDT (04:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-05-21 04:17:10 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.059° N, 119.669° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.117 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.510 km E of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.018 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.19 km NNE of Truckee, CA · 132 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.59 km NNE of Truckee, CA · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.59 km NNE of Truckee, CA · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.39 km NNE of Truckee, CA · 132 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 48
  11. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.614 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 128 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.116 km SE of Whitehawk, CA · 128 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 39
  16. 2.218 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 127 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.03 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 126 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.612 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.04 km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.34 km SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.119 km N of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.131 km W of Empire, Nevada · 125 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.919 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 123 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.611 km NE of Susanville, CA · 123 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.018 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.417 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 120 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 119 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.719 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 119 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.28 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.18 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 116 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 114 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.219 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 113 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.618 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.220 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.920 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 4.020 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 137
  55. 2.419 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 112 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  56. 1.719 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 110 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.712 km N of Kings Beach, CA · 108 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.45 km NW of Johnsville, CA · 107 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.513 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 107 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.119 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 106 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.518 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 134 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.717 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.918 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.716 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.116 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.318 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.516 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.117 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.615 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 137 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.518 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 137 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.816 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918984. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.