Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.5ml
40 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada
Yes. A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded 40 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada, at 11:34 am PDT on 14 October 2019 (18:34 UTC), 11 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.5 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Churchill County, 53 km N
- Nearest mapped fault
- Fairview fault, 15 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2586 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth it was probably too small to be felt, even directly above it. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 5.4 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,800,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 2,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 180× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.5 about 5.4 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 31 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake · 35 km ENE of this epicentre
- 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 38 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.2 The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 43 km NNW of this epicentre
- 5.9 21 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 29 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.8 48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 32 km NE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 39.0625, -118.3613. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill County, NV | 53 km (33 mi) | N | earthquakes near Churchill County |
| Mineral County, NV | 61 km (38 mi) | S | earthquakes near Mineral County |
| Lyon County, NV | 72 km (45 mi) | W | earthquakes near Lyon County |
| Storey County, NV | 109 km (67 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Storey County |
| Douglas County, NV | 109 km (68 mi) | W | earthquakes near Douglas County |
| Carson City, NV | 120 km (75 mi) | W | earthquakes near Carson City |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
41 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 22 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 1.6 30 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 1.5 22 km E of Schurz, Nevada
- 2.6 19 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.5 20 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada
- 1.5 16 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada
- 2.1 23 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 2.0 23 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.5 30 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.9 31 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.7 22 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada
- 1.8 24 km S of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 1.7 52.7 km SSE of Gabbs, NV
- 2.8 5 km N of Schurz, Nevada
- 1.6 35 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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