M1.5 earthquake 9 km N of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, May 28, 2019, 6:00 AM PDT

UTC

2019-05-28 13:00:21 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.039° N, 118.812° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

14

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast10 kmN
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast74 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast102 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast557 kmN

After

1. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 3:22 PM PDT · 2683 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, May 31, 4:54 PM PDT · 2683 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.815 km NW of Mina, NevadaSun, Jun 2, 9:56 AM PDT · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.119 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 2, 12:19 PM PDT · 2681 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.48 km SW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Jun 6, 9:36 PM PDT · 2676 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 12
6. 1.97 km SW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Jun 6, 9:42 PM PDT · 2676 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.78 km SW of Virginia City, NevadaThu, Jun 6, 9:49 PM PDT · 2676 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1,271
8. 1.97 km SW of Virginia City, NevadaFri, Jun 7, 2:50 AM PDT · 2676 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.67 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jun 8, 1:20 PM PDT · 2675 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.67 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaSat, Jun 8, 4:13 PM PDT · 2675 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.621 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jun 10, 6:05 PM PDT · 2672 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.49km NE of Markleeville, CAMon, Jun 17, 9:37 AM PDT · 2666 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.618 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Jun 25, 8:58 PM PDT · 2657 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
14. 1.73 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jun 30, 1:13 PM PDT · 2653 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jul 3, 2:30 AM PDT · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.826 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Jul 4, 7:08 AM PDT · 2649 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.94 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 5, 9:57 PM PDT · 2647 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.61 km SW of Glenbrook, NevadaSat, Jul 6, 9:25 PM PDT · 2646 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.932 km W of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Jul 6, 11:47 PM PDT · 2646 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
20. 1.625 km NE of Mina, NevadaSun, Jul 7, 9:34 AM PDT · 2646 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.724 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jul 9, 9:34 PM PDT · 2643 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
22. 2.219 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jul 13, 1:17 AM PDT · 2640 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
23. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jul 15, 12:20 AM PDT · 2638 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
24. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 19, 11:36 PM PDT · 2633 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.77 km NE of Schurz, NevadaSat, Jul 20, 4:30 PM PDT · 2633 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Jul 23, 8:07 AM PDT · 2630 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
27. 2.418 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 2:49 PM PDT · 2627 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

Before

1. 1.936 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, May 26, 1:59 PM PDT · 2688 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
2. 2.124km SSW of Smith Valley, NVFri, May 24, 1:22 AM PDT · 2690 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
3. 1.5California-Nevada border regionThu, May 23, 10:01 PM PDT · 2690 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, May 23, 7:34 AM PDT · 2691 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.628 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, May 19, 2:45 PM PDT · 2695 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.614 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, May 18, 7:44 PM PDT · 2695 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.67 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, May 18, 9:19 AM PDT · 2696 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.715 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, May 15, 2:50 PM PDT · 2699 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.028 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, May 15, 12:48 AM PDT · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.419km E of Markleeville, CATue, May 14, 11:38 AM PDT · 2700 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.829 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, May 14, 1:32 AM PDT · 2700 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.628 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, May 13, 10:30 AM PDT · 2701 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.58km NE of Markleeville, CAMon, May 13, 5:42 AM PDT · 2701 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.68 km WSW of Mina, NevadaFri, May 10, 9:44 AM PDT · 2704 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.78 km WSW of Mina, NevadaFri, May 10, 6:54 AM PDT · 2704 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
16. 3.67 km WSW of Mina, NevadaFri, May 10, 5:58 AM PDT · 2704 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.97km WSW of Bridgeport, CAThu, May 9, 12:30 AM PDT · 2705 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.37km NE of Markleeville, CAWed, May 8, 10:27 PM PDT · 2705 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.514 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, May 8, 6:01 PM PDT · 2705 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.622 km NE of Schurz, NevadaSat, May 4, 4:37 AM PDT · 2710 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00686012. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.