Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada on Sun, Sep 3, 2023, 3:46 AM PDT (10:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km NNW of Walker, CA. 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
2023-09-03 10:46:06 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.119° N, 118.714° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km WSW of Walker, CA · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.33 km WSW of Walker, CA · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.756 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.35 km SW of Walker, CA · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.527 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.5Nevada · 1119 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.153 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1119 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.36 km WNW of Walker, CA · 1114 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.913 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 1114 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.833 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, California · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.511 km NE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.66 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1104 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
  14. 2.030 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.50 km E of Coleville, California · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.55 km NNW of Walker, CA · 1103 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.520 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.72 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1101 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.66 km E of Walker, California · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.86 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1093 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.58 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1092 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.9Nevada · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.05 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.95 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.6Nevada · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.95 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.015 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1089 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.65 km W of Walker, California · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.06 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.3Nevada · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
  33. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.035 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.26 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.26 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.77 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 27
  39. 1.930 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.96 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 127
  41. 2.46 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  42. 1.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.521 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.15 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.75 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  46. 3.6Nevada · 1083 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 446
  47. 1.67 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.47 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  49. 1.86 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.6Nevada · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 259
  51. 2.06 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.77 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.524 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.5Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.929 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.5Nevada · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 3.16 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 100
  58. 2.36 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.56 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.54 km WNW of Walker, California · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1137 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1140 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.616 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1140 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 1140 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.17 km WNW of Walker, CA · 1141 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.528 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.5Nevada · 1142 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
  10. 2.516 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.017 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.116 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1144 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.616 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1144 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.512 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.050 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.614 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 1151 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.68 km SW of Schurz, Nevada · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.08 km SW of Schurz, Nevada · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.28 km SW of Schurz, Nevada · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.619 km WSW of Fallon, Nevada · 1156 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00865385. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.