M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 8:40 AM PST

UTC

2018-02-14 16:40:19 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.913° N, 117.942° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.43

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

13

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast73 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast137 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast175 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast541 kmN

After

1. 1.535 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 15, 11:46 AM PST · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 17, 6:45 AM PST · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
3. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 27, 2:29 PM PST · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 28, 2:42 AM PST · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 3, 10:17 AM PST · 3138 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Mar 4, 4:30 PM PST · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.513 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 6, 4:38 AM PST · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 8:32 AM PDT · 3129 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.022 km NW of Austin, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 8:28 PM PDT · 3128 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.814 km SE of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 14, 9:24 PM PDT · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.613 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Mar 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.623 km E of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 24, 2:23 AM PDT · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.522 km E of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 27, 7:01 AM PDT · 3114 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.716 km SSE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 1:20 AM PDT · 3108 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.924 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 8:58 PM PDT · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
17. 3.027 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:16 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
18. 2.326 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:17 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM PDT · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
20. 2.123 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:59 AM PDT · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
21. 1.735 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 3:39 AM PDT · 3102 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
22. 1.924 km W of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 4:19 AM PDT · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
23. 1.58 km W of Mina, NevadaMon, Apr 9, 4:20 AM PDT · 3101 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.626 km ENE of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 12, 3:33 AM PDT · 3098 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
25. 2.039 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 12, 3:02 PM PDT · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 10:39 AM PST · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.635 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 5:32 AM PST · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:56 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 10:54 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:39 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 2:13 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 6:58 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.660 km S of Kingston, NevadaThu, Feb 1, 4:29 PM PST · 3167 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 26, 4:59 AM PST · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
11. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 2:52 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 22, 11:33 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 9:19 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.8California-Nevada border regionFri, Jan 19, 6:42 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 8:14 AM PST · 3181 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
16. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Jan 18, 12:24 AM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 17, 2:44 PM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 9:22 PM PST · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 15, 11:06 AM PST · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00621757. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.