M1.7 earthquake 4 km NE of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 7:59 AM PDT

UTC

2020-09-09 14:59:35 UTC

Depth

0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.978° N, 118.770° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

28

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast5 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast81 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast109 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast550 kmN

After

1. 1.517 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Sep 9, 9:00 AM PDT · 2216 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaSat, Sep 12, 4:51 AM PDT · 2213 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.928 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Sep 16, 8:41 AM PDT · 2209 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.027 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Sep 17, 10:44 PM PDT · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.213 km ENE of Mina, NevadaFri, Sep 18, 10:09 AM PDT · 2207 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.832 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Sep 21, 4:19 AM PDT · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.538 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Sep 21, 4:10 PM PDT · 2204 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.519 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Sep 22, 6:36 PM PDT · 2203 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Sep 24, 7:22 AM PDT · 2201 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.528km ESE of Bodie, CAFri, Sep 25, 1:17 AM PDT · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.934 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Sep 28, 8:28 AM PDT · 2197 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.234 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 29, 1:12 PM PDT · 2196 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.811 km NE of Mina, NevadaThu, Oct 1, 11:00 PM PDT · 2194 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.923 km ENE of Mina, NevadaFri, Oct 2, 7:57 AM PDT · 2193 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.418km E of Markleeville, CASun, Oct 4, 6:54 PM PDT · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.028 km ESE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Oct 6, 4:39 PM PDT · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
17. 1.617 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Oct 6, 10:30 PM PDT · 2189 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.77 km NW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Oct 7, 4:43 AM PDT · 2188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
19. 1.64 km S of Topaz Lake, NevadaSat, Oct 10, 1:55 AM PDT · 2186 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.528 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Oct 11, 1:25 PM PDT · 2184 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.638 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 2:11 PM PDT · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
22. 1.513 km SE of Sparks, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 12:04 PM PDT · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.64 km S of Dayton, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 2:04 AM PDT · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.211 km NE of Mina, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 7:52 AM PDT · 2180 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.74 km S of Dayton, NevadaThu, Oct 15, 11:35 PM PDT · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 24
26. 1.59 km WSW of Mina, NevadaFri, Oct 16, 3:40 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.815 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Oct 22, 5:12 AM PDT · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
28. 2.06 km SE of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Oct 22, 11:26 AM PDT · 2173 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
29. 2.24 km S of Dayton, NevadaFri, Oct 23, 7:54 AM PDT · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.24 km S of Dayton, NevadaFri, Oct 23, 5:25 PM PDT · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
31. 2.121 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 25, 3:51 AM PDT · 2170 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
32. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaMon, Oct 26, 2:09 PM PDT · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
33. 2.114 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Oct 27, 4:22 AM PDT · 2168 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.38km NE of Markleeville, CASat, Oct 31, 5:47 PM PDT · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.94 km S of Dayton, NevadaSun, Nov 1, 2:21 PM PST · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
36. 1.635 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaTue, Nov 3, 3:01 PM PST · 2161 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away

Before

1. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Sep 5, 7:02 PM PDT · 2220 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.62 km WSW of Topaz Lake, NevadaSat, Sep 5, 6:51 PM PDT · 2220 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.511 km WSW of Topaz, CaliforniaFri, Sep 4, 10:08 AM PDT · 2221 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.412km NNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 2, 12:30 AM PDT · 2224 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.616 km WSW of Schurz, NevadaTue, Sep 1, 1:35 PM PDT · 2224 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, NevadaSun, Aug 30, 8:37 AM PDT · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.522 km ENE of Mina, NevadaSat, Aug 29, 10:51 PM PDT · 2227 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.7NevadaTue, Aug 25, 5:47 PM PDT · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.921 km S of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Aug 24, 5:08 AM PDT · 2232 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.534 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Aug 24, 1:22 AM PDT · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.928 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Aug 23, 9:25 PM PDT · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.810km WNW of Bridgeport, CATue, Aug 18, 5:00 AM PDT · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.826 km S of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Aug 14, 9:58 AM PDT · 2242 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.625 km S of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Aug 14, 12:15 AM PDT · 2243 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.920 km WSW of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 11, 1:47 AM PDT · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00772761. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.