Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, Apr 7, 2002, 9:51 AM PDT (16:51 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-04-07 16:51:05 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.788° N, 117.954° 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
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8942 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.536 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8940 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.016 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.420 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 8936 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.334 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8925 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.034 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8921 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.49 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8912 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.8Nevada · 8902 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.044 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8902 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8898 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8898 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.519 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.413 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.68 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.535 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8890 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.325 km NNW of Benton, California · 8948 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 8949 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.118 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 8950 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.816 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.734 km N of Benton, California · 8951 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.828 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8952 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.134 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.922 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.638 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 8958 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.719 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.119 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.536 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.936 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.636 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.336 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.636 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.136 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.736 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.220 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00047065. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.