Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 12:46 PM PST (20:46 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-12 20:46:55 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.010° N, 118.210° 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
±0.53
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.031 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3243 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.54 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.527 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3230 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3224 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.28 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.910 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.625 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3208 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3204 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.941 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 3195 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3252 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3252 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.510 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.631 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3263 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3266 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.429 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.726 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.524 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612422. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.