M1.5 earthquake 17 km NW of Schurz, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 5:53 PM PST

UTC

2026-01-17 01:53:03 UTC

Depth

1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.057° N, 118.954° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Station coverage gap

70°

Stations used

12

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast17 kmNW
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast66 kmSSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast91 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast560 kmN

After

1. 2.022 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 3:07 AM PST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
2. 3.020 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaFri, Jan 23, 9:45 PM PST · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
3. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 3:29 AM PST · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.935 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 4:32 AM PST · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
5. 3.642 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 7:31 AM PST · 248 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.642 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 8:10 AM PST · 248 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 26, 1:38 PM PST · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.630 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 27, 1:40 PM PST · 247 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.910 km NNE of Fish Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 3:43 PM PST · 241 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
10. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Feb 2, 3:51 AM PST · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.919 km S of Walker, CAWed, Feb 4, 1:22 PM PST · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.416 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAFri, Feb 6, 12:44 AM PST · 237 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaSat, Feb 7, 4:00 PM PST · 235 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.537 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaSun, Feb 8, 7:22 PM PST · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.94 km NNE of Dollar Point, CAMon, Feb 9, 1:55 PM PST · 234 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.83 km NNE of Dollar Point, CATue, Feb 10, 2:42 AM PST · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.34 km SW of Tahoe Vista, CATue, Feb 10, 2:45 AM PST · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.315 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:41 AM PST · 232 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.60 km SW of Carnelian Bay, CaliforniaThu, Feb 12, 9:28 AM PST · 231 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:10 PM PST · 229 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.516 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 13, 5:10 PM PST · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
22. 1.713 km W of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 14, 9:34 PM PST · 228 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 17, 12:15 AM PST · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.78 km SSW of Dayton, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 2:55 PM PST · 224 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
25. 1.517 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 20, 11:47 PM PST · 222 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
26. 1.54 km ENE of Spanish Springs, NevadaSat, Feb 21, 1:37 AM PST · 222 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.515 km SSE of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 5:51 AM PST · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
28. 1.616 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 11:20 AM PST · 221 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
29. 1.618 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Feb 27, 3:59 PM PST · 215 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.812 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 27, 4:59 PM PST · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.819 km NW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 28, 4:18 AM PST · 215 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.816 km NNW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 28, 4:21 AM PST · 215 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
33. 2.622 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Mar 3, 10:45 PM PST · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
34. 2.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 1:29 PM PST · 210 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.620 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 2:42 AM PDT · 205 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
36. 1.612 km SSE of Mogul, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.912 km SSE of Mogul, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 6:15 AM PDT · 205 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
38. 1.89 km NNW of Stagecoach, NevadaThu, Mar 12, 6:29 PM PDT · 202 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
39. 1.79 km NNW of Stagecoach, NevadaFri, Mar 13, 3:00 PM PDT · 202 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 1.55 km W of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Jan 15, 3:39 PM PST · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 13, 1:53 AM PST · 261 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 6, 11:21 PM PST · 267 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.61 km SE of Topaz Lake, NevadaSun, Jan 4, 6:24 PM PST · 269 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.82 km NNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 9:00 PM PST · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jan 1, 9:38 AM PST · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.113 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Dec 31, 11:11 PM PST · 273 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.712 km SW of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 9:26 PM PST · 273 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Dec 29, 1:22 AM PST · 276 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 3.621 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 27, 7:20 AM PST · 278 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 20
11. 1.524 km NNE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Dec 17, 8:12 PM PST · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00909599. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.