M1.7 earthquake 15 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 4:46 PM PST

UTC

2023-02-28 00:46:18 UTC

Depth

7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.822° N, 118.871° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Station coverage gap

96°

Stations used

9

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast15 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast76 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast113 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast533 kmN

After

1. 3.05km W of Walker, CATue, Feb 28, 12:21 PM PST · 1315 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.6NevadaWed, Mar 1, 9:48 AM PST · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.530 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Mar 1, 7:29 PM PST · 1313 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.8California-Nevada border regionThu, Mar 2, 8:40 AM PST · 1313 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.728 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Mar 3, 6:13 PM PST · 1311 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.68 km NNW of Mina, NevadaThu, Mar 9, 12:01 AM PST · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.920 km W of Mina, NevadaSun, Mar 12, 8:15 PM PDT · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.5California-Nevada border regionWed, Mar 15, 2:12 AM PDT · 1300 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.7California-Nevada border regionWed, Mar 15, 3:16 AM PDT · 1300 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.15 km WSW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 11:08 PM PDT · 1298 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.55 km NNE of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Mar 17, 3:42 AM PDT · 1298 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.728km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Mar 17, 6:16 AM PDT · 1298 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.5California-Nevada border regionSat, Mar 18, 11:13 AM PDT · 1297 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.5NevadaSun, Mar 19, 1:15 AM PDT · 1296 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.71km WNW of Walker, CASun, Mar 19, 4:19 AM PDT · 1296 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.5NevadaWed, Mar 22, 1:05 PM PDT · 1293 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.96 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaMon, Mar 27, 2:13 AM PDT · 1288 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.16km SSW of Markleeville, CAMon, Mar 27, 3:03 PM PDT · 1288 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.53km WNW of Walker, CAWed, Mar 29, 11:32 PM PDT · 1285 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Mar 30, 9:54 PM PDT · 1284 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.730 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Mar 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.530 km SSW of Mina, NevadaFri, Mar 31, 2:55 AM PDT · 1284 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.230 km SSW of Mina, NevadaFri, Mar 31, 4:58 AM PDT · 1284 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.37km SSW of Markleeville, CAFri, Mar 31, 5:49 PM PDT · 1283 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.6California-Nevada border regionWed, Apr 5, 12:02 AM PDT · 1279 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.95km W of Walker, CASun, Apr 9, 2:10 AM PDT · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
27. 2.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 2:00 PM PDT · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
28. 1.725 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 13, 11:05 AM PDT · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
29. 2.116 km SE of Schurz, NevadaThu, Apr 13, 11:27 AM PDT · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
30. 1.52 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Apr 14, 3:50 AM PDT · 1270 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
31. 2.11 km SSE of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 3:31 PM PDT · 1266 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
32. 2.15km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Apr 20, 2:00 AM PDT · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
33. 2.35km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Apr 20, 2:03 AM PDT · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
34. 2.27km WNW of Walker, CASat, Apr 22, 5:22 AM PDT · 1262 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
35. 1.537km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Apr 24, 4:27 PM PDT · 1259 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.011 km NE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Apr 27, 12:58 AM PDT · 1257 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.79 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:01 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
38. 1.59 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:07 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
39. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:11 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
40. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:22 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

Before

1. 2.09 km NNW of Mina, NevadaMon, Feb 27, 2:58 AM PST · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
2. 1.54 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaSat, Feb 25, 10:14 AM PST · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.86km SE of Markleeville, CASat, Feb 25, 2:52 AM PST · 1318 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.622 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 15, 10:47 PM PST · 1327 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
5. 2.511km ENE of Walker, CAMon, Feb 13, 1:54 PM PST · 1330 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.327 km NE of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Feb 8, 10:32 AM PST · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.62 km NW of Topaz Lake, NevadaTue, Feb 7, 4:14 PM PST · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.625 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Feb 6, 5:16 AM PST · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.622 km S of Mina, NevadaMon, Feb 6, 2:15 AM PST · 1337 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CASat, Feb 4, 11:43 PM PST · 1338 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.113 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Feb 4, 10:58 PM PST · 1338 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
12. 3.06km SSE of Bridgeport, CAThu, Feb 2, 3:35 PM PST · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
13. 1.75 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 4:28 PM PST · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.326km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 30, 2:15 PM PST · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00856442. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.