California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 8:58 PM PDT (03:58 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 20 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-03 03:58:19 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.098° N, 119.668° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 since this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 24 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.17 km NE of Lake Davis, CA · 23 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.814 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 21 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.29 km S of Johnsville, CA · 18 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.111 km N of Kings Beach, CA · 16 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.323 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 15 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.712 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.622 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.221 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.422 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.120 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.522 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.822 km W of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.820 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.221 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.615 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.02 km SSE of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.61 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 7 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.81 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.81 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 242
  24. 1.91 km WNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.62 km NNW of Sun Valley, Nevada · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.215 km N of Susanville, CA · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.39 km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 33 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.914 km NNW of Susanville, CA · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSE of Floriston, California · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.623 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.44 km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 54 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924166. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.