Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6ml
22 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 22 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada, 63 km (39 mi) N of Reno, NV, at 10:00 pm PDT on 18 July 2024 (05:00 UTC), 15 km deep.
63 km (39 mi) N of Reno, NV · 60 km (37 mi) N of Sparks, NV
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Washoe County, 69 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Dry Valley-Smoke Creek Ranch fault, 12 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 775 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 19 km (12 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.5 on 2016-08-04 — about 660 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.6 6 km NNE of Doyle, California · 27 km W of this epicentre
- 5.3 4 km S of Doyle, California · 33 km WSW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 40.1118, -119.7555. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washoe County, NV | 69 km (43 mi) | N | earthquakes near Washoe County |
| Storey County, NV | 77 km (48 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Storey County |
| Sierra County, CA | 88 km (55 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Sierra County |
| Plumas County, CA | 92 km (57 mi) | W | earthquakes near Plumas County |
| Lassen County, CA | 99 km (62 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Lassen County |
| Carson City, NV | 107 km (66 mi) | S | earthquakes near Carson City |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
48 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.1 5 km NW of Spanish Springs, Nevada
- 1.8 29 km W of Empire, Nevada
- 1.8 22 km SSW of Empire, Nevada
- 1.8 23 km NNW of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA
- 1.7 17 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 2.2 15 km SE of Honey Lake, CA
- 2.2 24 km ENE of Honey Lake, CA
- 2.1 19 km N of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA
- 1.6 12 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.7 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.6 13 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada
- 1.5 10 km WNW of Nixon, Nevada
- 2.1 23 km E of Herlong, California
- 1.5 23 km ENE of Herlong, California
- 1.9 20 km E of Herlong, California
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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