Nevada earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Jan 16, 1933, 5:02 PM GMT-8 (01:02 UTC).

A larger quake followed: M5.0 15 km NE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1933-01-17 01:02:08 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 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.015 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34206 days ago · 33 km away
  2. 5.518 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 34190 days ago · 14 km away
  3. 5.028 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34163 days ago · 35 km away

Before

  1. 5.211 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34223 days ago · 21 km away
  2. 4.516 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34229 days ago · 22 km away
  3. 5.118 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34229 days ago · 28 km away
  4. 4.116km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34230 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.224km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34230 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.331km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34230 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.332km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34231 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.710 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 0 km away
  10. 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34234 days ago · 24 km away
  11. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34236 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34236 days ago · 0 km away
  13. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34237 days ago · 0 km away
  14. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34237 days ago · 0 km away
  15. 5.210 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34237 days ago · 0 km away
  16. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34238 days ago · 0 km away
  17. 5.314 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 6 km away
  18. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 0 km away
  19. 5.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34241 days ago · 0 km away
  20. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis939. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.