Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 2:29 PM PDT (21:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-10-03 21:29:19 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.024° N, 118.087° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3285 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.86 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3285 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.528 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3282 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.529 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3282 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.58 km SSW of Fallon, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.527 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3275 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.526 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.726 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.626 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.526 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.526 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.625 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.025 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.524 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.726 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.429 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3265 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3263 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.631 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.510 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3252 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.914 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.129 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.527 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 3231 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.626 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3292 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.530 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3297 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 3301 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.37 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.313 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 3308 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00608050. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.