Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 33 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 4:59 AM PST (12:59 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-01-26 12:59:43 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.098° N, 118.165° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
81°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.554 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.955 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.635 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  9. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.513 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3129 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.022 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.814 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.613 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.623 km E of Mina, Nevada · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 3181 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.941 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 3195 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00619675. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.