M3.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Schurz, Nevada on Mon, Apr 1, 2019, 7:43 AM PDT (14:43 UTC), 6 km (4 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
3.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.23 · 12 stations
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed
3.7	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Moment tensor · Reviewed
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Moment tensor · Reviewed

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00681228 (also filed as us2000k8ju). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.