Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 2:52 AM PST (10:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 18 km WSW of Mina, 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
2018-01-23 10:52:42 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.992° N, 118.200° 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
±0.59
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.635 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3151 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  19. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3140 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.130 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3138 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.513 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 3134 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.814 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3121 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.613 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.623 km E of Mina, Nevada · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.029 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.941 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 3194 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00619284. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.