Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km S of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Schurz, Nevada on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 11:30 PM PST (07:30 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km SW of Mina, 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
2022-01-01 07:30:17 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.810° N, 118.811° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1737 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.712km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.44km WNW of Walker, CA · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.45km W of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.36km WSW of Walker, CA · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.61 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1734 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.54 km NNE of Walker, California · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.27km SW of Walker, CA · 1734 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.55 km E of Walker, California · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.541 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1729 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1728 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.6Nevada · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.69 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1719 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.028 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1716 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.325 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 43
  35. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.126 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.825 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.827 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.326 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.622 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.531 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.026 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.127 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.526 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.626 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.627 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.026 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.523 km NE of Mono City, California · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, California · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.11 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.627 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.61 km S of Coleville, California · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Walker, California · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.54 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.528 km SSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1743 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.74 km W of Walker, California · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.07km S of Walker, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.21 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.71 km E of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.53 km SW of Coleville, California · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.25km NW of Walker, CA · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.427 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00830821. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC.