M1.5 earthquake 27 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 8:31 AM PST

UTC

2017-12-11 16:31:51 UTC

Depth

6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.990° N, 118.197° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

20

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast53 kmE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast114 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast152 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast549 kmN

After

1. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Dec 12, 10:42 AM PST · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.28 km W of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 16, 2:31 PM PST · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
3. 3.010 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 4:00 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.710 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 6:30 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.910 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 7:45 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Dec 20, 1:00 AM PST · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.625 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 20, 11:53 AM PST · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Dec 23, 12:40 PM PST · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.010 km N of Schurz, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 12:13 AM PST · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
10. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 1:29 PM PST · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 2:15 PM PST · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
12. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 3, 12:51 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 3, 1:09 PM PST · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.941 km WNW of Kingston, NevadaFri, Jan 5, 3:20 AM PST · 3195 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jan 9, 2:25 AM PST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 8:13 PM PST · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 12:06 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
18. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 1:25 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 15, 11:06 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
20. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 1:00 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 9:22 PM PST · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
22. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 17, 2:44 PM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
23. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Jan 18, 12:24 AM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 18, 6:46 PM PST · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 8:14 AM PST · 3180 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.8California-Nevada border regionFri, Jan 19, 6:42 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
27. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 9:19 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
28. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 21, 3:53 PM PST · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.029 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 21, 6:49 PM PST · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 22, 11:33 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 2:52 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
32. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
33. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 26, 4:59 AM PST · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 6:58 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
36. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Feb 5, 10:46 PM PST · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 1:44 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 6:46 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
39. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 2:13 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
40. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:39 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 10:54 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
42. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:56 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
43. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 6:25 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
44. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 3:39 PM PST · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
45. 1.635 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 5:32 AM PST · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away

Before

1. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Dec 9, 7:01 PM PST · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 7, 12:20 PM PST · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.710 km N of Schurz, NevadaWed, Dec 6, 1:08 AM PST · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
4. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 11:18 AM PST · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Nov 29, 8:24 AM PST · 3231 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
6. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Nov 25, 1:45 AM PST · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 24, 5:30 PM PST · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.527 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Nov 21, 11:10 AM PST · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.54 km ESE of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Nov 21, 8:34 AM PST · 3239 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, Nov 19, 12:07 AM PST · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.031 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 17, 2:58 PM PST · 3243 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Nov 16, 9:06 PM PST · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Nov 16, 7:42 PM PST · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Nov 16, 7:39 PM PST · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
15. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Nov 16, 7:21 PM PST · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Nov 14, 8:05 PM PST · 3246 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 4:09 PM PST · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.129 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 12:46 PM PST · 3248 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00615024. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.