M3.0 earthquake 25 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Jan 24, 1978, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-24 22:45:25 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.069° N, 118.069° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 17753 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.010 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.27 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.162km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.957km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000spf. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.