M2.9 earthquake 22 km NE of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Schurz, Nevada on Wed, May 1, 2019, 8:35 AM PDT (15:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km SW of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.19 · 9 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.19 · 9 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00683698 (also filed as us70003f5i). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.