M4.0 earthquake 10 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, Mar 5, 1978, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-05 22:46:17 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.944° N, 117.990° 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
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 17728 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.162km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17728 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.957km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17724 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000t8d (also filed as ushis3465, ci3337720). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.