M1.7 earthquake 7 km NE of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Jul 20, 2019, 4:30 PM PDT

UTC

2019-07-20 23:30:20 UTC

Depth

10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.989° N, 118.740° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.37

Station coverage gap

175°

Stations used

12

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast7 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast82 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast110 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast551 kmN

After

1. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Jul 23, 8:07 AM PDT · 2628 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.418 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 2:49 PM PDT · 2625 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.617 km S of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 1, 9:42 PM PDT · 2619 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
4. 2.014 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 1, 11:50 PM PDT · 2619 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.57 km E of Carson City, NevadaSun, Aug 4, 2:27 PM PDT · 2616 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.326km ENE of Dardanelle, CAThu, Aug 8, 9:03 AM PDT · 2612 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.612 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Aug 12, 8:39 PM PDT · 2608 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.78km ENE of Bridgeport, CASun, Aug 18, 11:33 PM PDT · 2602 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.613 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 8:46 PM PDT · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.313 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 9:09 PM PDT · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.513 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 9:26 PM PDT · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.17 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSun, Aug 25, 9:35 AM PDT · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.830 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Aug 29, 7:10 AM PDT · 2591 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.527 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 1:44 AM PDT · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.913km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 2585 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.96 km E of Smith, NevadaMon, Sep 9, 6:16 AM PDT · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.524 km NE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 6:51 PM PDT · 2579 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
18. 1.59 km NW of Carson City, NevadaWed, Sep 11, 2:58 AM PDT · 2578 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jul 19, 11:36 PM PDT · 2632 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jul 15, 12:20 AM PDT · 2637 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.219 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jul 13, 1:17 AM PDT · 2639 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.724 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jul 9, 9:34 PM PDT · 2642 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.625 km NE of Mina, NevadaSun, Jul 7, 9:34 AM PDT · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.932 km W of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Jul 6, 11:47 PM PDT · 2645 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.94 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, Jul 5, 9:57 PM PDT · 2646 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.826 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Jul 4, 7:08 AM PDT · 2647 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jul 3, 2:30 AM PDT · 2649 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.73 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jun 30, 1:13 PM PDT · 2651 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.618 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Jun 25, 8:58 PM PDT · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00696650. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.