Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 10:07 PM PDT (05:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km N of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-02 05:07:07 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.124° N, 118.077° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.914 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.129 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 3231 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.28 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.910 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.527 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3275 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.58 km SSW of Fallon, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3285 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.722 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00611220. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.