Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km S of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km S of Schurz, Nevada on Thu, Aug 1, 2019, 9:42 PM PDT (04:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-08-02 04:42:54 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.800° N, 118.847° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2618 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.57 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 2616 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.326km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 2612 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.612 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2608 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.78km ENE of Bridgeport, CA · 2601 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.613km NNE of Lee Vining, CA · 2597 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.613 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.313 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.513 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2597 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.510km N of Lee Vining, CA · 2596 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.17 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.029km ESE of Bodie, CA · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.830 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2591 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.527 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2585 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.913km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2584 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.96 km E of Smith, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.524 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.59 km NW of Carson City, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.5Nevada · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.927 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.418 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2625 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.613km NNE of Lee Vining, CA · 2628 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2628 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2631 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2631 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.219 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2638 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.618km SE of Bodie, CA · 2640 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.724 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2642 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.818km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2642 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.625 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.932 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.94 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2645 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.826 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2647 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2648 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00698525. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.