M1.5 earthquake 10 km NW of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 9:56 PM PST

UTC

2019-12-07 05:56:20 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.024° N, 118.888° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

14

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast11 kmNW
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast72 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast98 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast556 kmN

After

1. 2.014 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, Dec 8, 10:42 PM PST · 2489 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.918km W of Bridgeport, CATue, Dec 24, 5:03 AM PST · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Dec 24, 7:39 AM PST · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.96 km SSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaWed, Dec 25, 12:08 AM PST · 2473 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.920 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Dec 25, 10:57 AM PST · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.37km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Dec 28, 1:58 AM PST · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.65 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaSat, Dec 28, 3:03 PM PST · 2470 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Dec 28, 7:39 PM PST · 2469 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.55 km ESE of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, Dec 29, 10:30 AM PST · 2469 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.812 km NE of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Dec 31, 9:16 PM PST · 2466 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.612 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Jan 4, 2:57 PM PST · 2463 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.59 km ESE of Markleeville, CaliforniaSun, Jan 5, 9:22 AM PST · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.625 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 6, 2:04 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.99 km NNE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Jan 6, 10:46 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.225 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 6, 5:16 PM PST · 2461 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.513 km E of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jan 7, 12:55 AM PST · 2460 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Jan 9, 1:00 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.023 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 14, 12:28 PM PST · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.323 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 15, 1:53 AM PST · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.750 km N of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jan 19, 3:56 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.97km W of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 20, 1:33 AM PST · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
22. 2.023 km WNW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 22, 7:36 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.218 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 24, 10:16 PM PST · 2442 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
24. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 25, 5:57 PM PST · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
25. 1.86 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 2:45 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.96 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 2:53 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.64 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 9:21 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
28. 1.66 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 11:07 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.917 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 8:25 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
30. 1.817 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 8:31 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
31. 1.616 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 8:31 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
32. 2.23 km NE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 1:00 PM PST · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
33. 2.718 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Feb 1, 10:37 PM PST · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.612 km NNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Feb 4, 6:00 AM PST · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaSun, Dec 1, 12:14 PM PST · 2497 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.85 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaSat, Nov 30, 6:11 PM PST · 2497 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 78
3. 2.28 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Nov 24, 12:58 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CASun, Nov 24, 2:23 AM PST · 2504 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.112km NNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Nov 22, 5:58 PM PST · 2506 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
6. 3.212km NNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Nov 22, 6:42 AM PST · 2506 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
7. 3.512km NNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Nov 22, 6:39 AM PST · 2506 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Nov 20, 6:29 PM PST · 2507 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
9. 2.112 km NNW of Virginia City, NevadaTue, Nov 19, 7:20 AM PST · 2509 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.68 km SW of Mina, NevadaTue, Nov 19, 2:50 AM PST · 2509 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.95 km NNE of Johnson Lane, NevadaMon, Nov 18, 6:52 AM PST · 2510 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.14 km NNE of Johnson Lane, NevadaMon, Nov 18, 6:19 AM PST · 2510 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.518 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Nov 11, 5:38 AM PST · 2517 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.7California-Nevada border regionThu, Nov 7, 8:47 PM PST · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00712564. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.