M2.7 earthquake 17 km S of Schurz, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17 km S of Schurz, Nevada on Mon, May 26, 2025, 9:35 AM PDT (16:35 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.19 · 14 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.034 · 114 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00898008 (also filed as us7000q1l8). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.