Nevada earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 14 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 14 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, Dec 25, 1932, 9:03 PM GMT-8 (05:03 UTC).

A larger quake followed: M5.5 18 km S of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (ml), moderate
Local time
UTC
1932-12-26 05:03:00 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
38.750° N, 118.000° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34243 days ago · 6 km away
  2. 5.210 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 6 km away
  3. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 6 km away
  4. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 6 km away
  5. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34241 days ago · 6 km away
  6. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 6 km away
  7. 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34239 days ago · 19 km away
  8. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34237 days ago · 6 km away
  9. 4.710 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34237 days ago · 6 km away
  10. 4.332km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34236 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.331km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34234 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.224km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34234 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.116km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34234 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 5.118 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 33 km away
  15. 4.516 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 28 km away
  16. 5.211 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34228 days ago · 24 km away
  17. 4.810 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34223 days ago · 6 km away
  18. 5.015 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34210 days ago · 28 km away
  19. 5.518 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 34195 days ago · 10 km away

Before

  1. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34245 days ago · 6 km away
  2. 5.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34246 days ago · 6 km away
  3. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34246 days ago · 6 km away
  4. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34247 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 4.914 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34248 days ago · 0 km away
  6. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34248 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 6.8The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 34250 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis923. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.