M1.8 earthquake 5 km N of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 5:35 AM PDT

UTC

2018-08-31 12:35:28 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.999° N, 118.810° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

19

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast5 kmN
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast78 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast105 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast552 kmN

After

1. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Sep 5, 11:31 AM PDT · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.923km WNW of Bridgeport, CASun, Sep 9, 1:04 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Sep 11, 5:26 PM PDT · 2946 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Sep 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
5. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 6:50 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.07 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 9:20 PM PDT · 2942 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Sep 17, 12:56 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Sep 17, 3:03 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:09 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 11:47 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.719 km E of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.56km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:52 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.26km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaFri, Sep 28, 3:57 AM PDT · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 1:01 PM PDT · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaWed, Oct 3, 8:49 AM PDT · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.013 km NW of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 1:14 PM PDT · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 10:50 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
21. 1.520 km ENE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Oct 7, 12:44 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Oct 8, 5:15 AM PDT · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
23. 1.99 km ESE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 5:07 PM PDT · 2918 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
24. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Oct 11, 3:16 PM PDT · 2916 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
25. 1.519 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:19 AM PDT · 2911 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.79 km SSE of Fernley, NevadaWed, Oct 17, 11:13 AM PDT · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.532 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 19, 10:07 AM PDT · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
28. 2.13km W of Bridgeport, CASat, Oct 20, 11:12 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
29. 1.911 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaSun, Oct 21, 1:01 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.10 km WNW of Skyland, NevadaWed, Oct 24, 12:42 AM PDT · 2903 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 26, 8:12 PM PDT · 2900 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
32. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 7:27 AM PDT · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 10:48 PM PDT · 2899 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
34. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 28, 7:48 AM PDT · 2899 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

Before

1. 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Aug 30, 2:15 PM PDT · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.723 km WNW of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.129 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 8:52 PM PDT · 2962 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.711 km SE of Smith Valley, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 1:22 PM PDT · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.34km N of Markleeville, CAFri, Aug 17, 9:56 AM PDT · 2971 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 17, 12:51 AM PDT · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
7. 1.516 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 16, 7:56 AM PDT · 2972 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.814 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Aug 14, 8:44 AM PDT · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.932 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Aug 12, 4:32 AM PDT · 2976 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.921 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 11:25 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.520 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 10:55 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
12. 3.321 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 10:36 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
13. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 2979 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.614 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Aug 9, 7:47 AM PDT · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.514 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 1:34 PM PDT · 2980 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.314 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 12:38 AM PDT · 2980 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.114 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 12:38 AM PDT · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Aug 7, 6:50 AM PDT · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Aug 7, 6:34 AM PDT · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.08 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 11:01 PM PDT · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00654117. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.