Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 30 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Sep 25, 2017, 1:56 AM PDT (08:56 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-25 08:56:53 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.099° N, 118.110° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3292 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.722 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.86 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3285 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.58 km SSW of Fallon, Nevada · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.527 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3275 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.67 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.631 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.914 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.129 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.54 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 3301 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.37 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.313 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 3309 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3319 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.923 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 3323 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.911 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.512 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 3324 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.912 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000au7h (also filed as nn00606904). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.