Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km N of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km N of Schurz, Nevada on Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 12:13 AM PST (08:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-12-27 08:13:22 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.043° N, 118.816° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.83 km NW of Topaz, California · 3203 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.011 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.911 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.012 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 9
  14. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 59
  17. 2.412 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 9
  18. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 116
  26. 1.812 km SE of Virginia City, NV · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.66 km SE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.029 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3176 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.61 km SW of Walker, California · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.511 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.511 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.635 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3151 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
  58. 2.57km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 3145 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.710 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3207 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.811 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3207 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.311km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3207 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.910 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.28 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 3231 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00616462. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.