Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 34 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada on Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 1:12 PM PDT (20:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km N of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-29 20:12:01 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.033° N, 118.428° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2192 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.923 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2191 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.730 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.028 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.77 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.528 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2182 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.638 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.211 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2178 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.59 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.815 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2172 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.06 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2171 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.121 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2169 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.014 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.114 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.635 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2159 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2158 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.529 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2155 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.528 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2152 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2151 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.722 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2149 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.728.2 km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.752.7 km SSE of Gabbs, NV · 2145 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2142 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.028 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2142 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.518 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2139 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.934 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2195 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.752 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2196 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2199 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.519 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.538 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.832 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.829 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.213 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.027 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.517 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.517 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.618 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.926 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.616 km WSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00776265. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.