M1.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Apr 3, 2002, 4:00 PM PST

UTC

2002-04-04 00:00:17 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.054° N, 118.956° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

12

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast17 kmNW
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast67 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast91 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast560 kmN

After

1. 1.524 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaWed, Apr 3, 5:25 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.111 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Apr 5, 2:37 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.09 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Apr 7, 9:51 AM PDT · 8947 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.79 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 12, 6:00 PM PDT · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
5. 3.016 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, Apr 14, 10:18 AM PDT · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.13 km WNW of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 12:57 AM PDT · 8939 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.420 km NNW of Mina, NevadaWed, Apr 17, 11:04 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
8. 1.913 km NNW of Stagecoach, NevadaSat, Apr 20, 11:26 PM PDT · 8933 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.314 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 1:02 PM PDT · 8932 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.32 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 9:27 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.37 km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 12:21 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.37 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 10:53 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.47 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 11:07 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.08 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 11:26 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.37 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, May 3, 11:35 PM PDT · 8920 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.915 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaWed, May 8, 7:51 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.78 km SW of Smith Valley, NevadaWed, May 8, 11:32 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
18. 1.78 km WNW of South Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaThu, May 9, 11:17 PM PDT · 8914 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.49 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, May 11, 11:29 PM PDT · 8912 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.314 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, May 13, 12:41 AM PDT · 8911 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.19 km ENE of Johnson Lane, NevadaTue, May 14, 4:06 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
22. 2.37 km ESE of Johnson Lane, NevadaTue, May 14, 4:55 AM PDT · 8910 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
23. 2.57 km E of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 12:50 AM PDT · 8909 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
24. 2.214 km S of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, May 16, 7:19 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.63 km NW of Carter Springs, NevadaThu, May 16, 11:25 PM PDT · 8907 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.7NevadaMon, May 20, 2:49 AM PDT · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
27. 3.014 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 1:49 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.713 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 1:51 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.612 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 2:10 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
30. 2.213 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaWed, May 22, 2:27 AM PDT · 8902 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.49 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, May 22, 3:00 PM PDT · 8902 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.32 km SSW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, May 23, 6:40 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
33. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, May 24, 2:00 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
34. 2.66 km SE of Dollar Point, CaliforniaSat, May 25, 2:58 AM PDT · 8899 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 3:04 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
37. 1.519 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 9:20 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.22 km SSW of Walker, CaliforniaSun, May 26, 10:23 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.67 km N of Incline Village, NevadaTue, May 28, 6:32 AM PDT · 8896 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
40. 2.413 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, May 29, 9:47 PM PDT · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.45 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 8:58 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
42. 2.15 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 9:18 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.53 km NNW of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, May 31, 9:20 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 2.22 km WSW of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaSun, Mar 31, 6:35 PM PST · 8953 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
2. 3.42 km N of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 11:41 AM PST · 8956 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.638 km E of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 27, 12:51 AM PST · 8958 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.719 km NW of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 23, 6:55 PM PST · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.119 km NW of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 23, 5:43 PM PST · 8961 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.64 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 11:55 AM PST · 8965 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.74 km SE of Topaz Lake, NevadaWed, Mar 20, 11:47 AM PST · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.63 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaWed, Mar 20, 11:27 AM PST · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
9. 2.1California-Nevada border regionWed, Mar 13, 9:47 PM PST · 8971 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.220 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Mar 13, 2:06 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
11. 2.47 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Mar 13, 12:21 AM PST · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSun, Mar 10, 8:35 PM PST · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.322 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Mar 10, 9:26 AM PST · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.526 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Mar 9, 1:36 PM PST · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.47 km WNW of Glenbrook, NevadaThu, Mar 7, 12:03 AM PST · 8978 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.22 km NNW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 7:47 PM PST · 8980 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00046901. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.