Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada on Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 11:55 AM PDT (18:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-10-18 18:55:57 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.060° N, 118.443° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.611 km SE of Fernley, Nevada · 2536 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.618 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2532 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.558 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.518 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2517 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.68 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2509 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.28 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2494 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.510 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2491 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.014 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2489 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.129 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.658 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2542 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.819 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2544 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.540 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2554 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2555 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.128 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2556 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.927 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.5Nevada · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00708077. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.