M3.0 earthquake 10 km N of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km N of Schurz, Nevada on Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.26 · 16 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.26 · 16 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 65.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00615938 (also filed as us1000bteu). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.