Nevada earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Dec 27, 1932, 7:07 PM GMT-8 (03:07 UTC).

A larger quake followed: M5.2 10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1932-12-28 03:07:55 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
38.800° 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 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.210 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34235 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34235 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34235 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34234 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34234 days ago · 0 km away
  6. 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 24 km away
  7. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34231 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 4.710 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34231 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 4.332km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34229 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.331km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.224km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.116km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 5.118 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34227 days ago · 28 km away
  14. 4.516 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34227 days ago · 22 km away
  15. 5.211 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34222 days ago · 21 km away
  16. 4.810 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34216 days ago · 0 km away
  17. 5.015 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34204 days ago · 33 km away
  18. 5.518 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 34189 days ago · 14 km away

Before

  1. 5.314 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34238 days ago · 6 km away
  2. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34239 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 5.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34239 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34241 days ago · 6 km away
  6. 4.914 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 6 km away
  7. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 6 km away
  8. 6.8The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 34243 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis924. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.