Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 26 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sat, Mar 9, 2002, 1:36 PM PST (21:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-03-09 21:36:07 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.062° N, 118.094° 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.

Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.156 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 8973 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.220 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.119 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8962 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.719 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.638 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 8958 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.922 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.828 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8952 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.816 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.118 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 8950 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 8949 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.09 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.625 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.79 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.016 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.420 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 8936 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.863 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 8930 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.531 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.530 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.629 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 8989 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.313 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8996 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.1Nevada · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.817 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045691. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.