M2.4 earthquake 27 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

Magnitude

2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Dec 23, 2017, 12:40 PM PST

UTC

2017-12-23 20:40:29 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.016° N, 118.178° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.36

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

21

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast55 kmE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast113 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast152 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast552 kmN

After

1. 2.010 km N of Schurz, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 12:13 AM PST · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
2. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 1:29 PM PST · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 2:15 PM PST · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 3, 12:51 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 3, 1:09 PM PST · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.941 km WNW of Kingston, NevadaFri, Jan 5, 3:20 AM PST · 3195 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jan 9, 2:25 AM PST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Jan 9, 2:57 AM PST · 3191 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 8:13 PM PST · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 12:06 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
11. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 1:25 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 15, 11:06 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 1:00 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 9:22 PM PST · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 17, 2:44 PM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Jan 18, 12:24 AM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 18, 6:46 PM PST · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 8:14 AM PST · 3181 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.8California-Nevada border regionFri, Jan 19, 6:42 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 9:19 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 21, 3:53 PM PST · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.029 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 21, 6:49 PM PST · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 22, 11:33 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 2:52 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 26, 4:59 AM PST · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
27. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 6:58 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
29. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Feb 5, 10:46 PM PST · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 1:44 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 6:46 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 2:13 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:39 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 10:54 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:56 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 6:25 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 3:39 PM PST · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
38. 1.635 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 5:32 AM PST · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
39. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 10:39 AM PST · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 14, 8:40 AM PST · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
41. 1.535 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 15, 11:46 AM PST · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
42. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 17, 6:45 AM PST · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 9

Before

1. 1.625 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 20, 11:53 AM PST · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Dec 20, 1:00 AM PST · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.910 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 7:45 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.710 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 6:30 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
5. 3.010 km N of Schurz, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 4:00 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
6. 2.28 km W of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 16, 2:31 PM PST · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Dec 12, 10:42 AM PST · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Dec 11, 8:31 AM PST · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Dec 9, 7:01 PM PST · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 7, 12:20 PM PST · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.710 km N of Schurz, NevadaWed, Dec 6, 1:08 AM PST · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
12. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 11:18 AM PST · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaWed, Nov 29, 8:24 AM PST · 3232 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Nov 25, 1:45 AM PST · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 24, 5:30 PM PST · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00616198. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.