M1.6 earthquake 8 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 2:42 AM PST

UTC

2018-02-28 10:42:25 UTC

Depth

4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.793° N, 117.943° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Station coverage gap

101°

Stations used

12

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast66 kmENE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast145 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast181 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast528 kmN

After

1. 2.130 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:23 PM PST · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:31 PM PST · 3138 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 3, 10:17 AM PST · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Mar 4, 4:30 PM PST · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 12:09 AM PST · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 7:25 PM PST · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 7:29 PM PST · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.513 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 6, 4:38 AM PST · 3134 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 8:32 AM PDT · 3128 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
10. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 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. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 19, 11:31 AM PDT · 3121 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.613 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Mar 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.623 km E of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 24, 2:23 AM PDT · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 26, 9:44 AM PDT · 3114 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.522 km E of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 27, 7:01 AM PDT · 3113 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.329 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 7:10 AM PDT · 3112 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Mar 28, 4:22 PM PDT · 3112 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.028 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 12:37 AM PDT · 3112 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 31, 3:31 PM PDT · 3109 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.716 km SSE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 1:20 AM PDT · 3108 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
22. 1.924 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 8:58 PM PDT · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
23. 3.027 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:16 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
24. 2.326 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:17 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM PDT · 3105 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
26. 2.123 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:59 AM PDT · 3105 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
27. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Apr 5, 10:30 AM PDT · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.735 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 3:39 AM PDT · 3102 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
29. 1.924 km W of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 4:19 AM PDT · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
30. 1.58 km W of Mina, NevadaMon, Apr 9, 4:20 AM PDT · 3100 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
31. 1.626 km ENE of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 12, 3:33 AM PDT · 3098 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
32. 2.039 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 12, 3:02 PM PDT · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
33. 1.827 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 3096 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 13, 6:36 PM PDT · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.228 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Apr 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 3095 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
36. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Apr 15, 1:54 PM PDT · 3094 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
37. 1.939 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Apr 16, 10:38 PM PDT · 3093 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
38. 2.727 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 9:41 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
39. 1.711 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 9:48 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
40. 1.827 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 11:27 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.727 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 3:10 PM PDT · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
42. 1.728 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 20, 7:57 PM PDT · 3089 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
43. 1.827 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Apr 21, 5:49 PM PDT · 3088 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
44. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Apr 22, 9:55 PM PDT · 3087 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.613 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Apr 23, 2:05 PM PDT · 3086 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.712 km ENE of Mina, NevadaWed, Apr 25, 9:20 AM PDT · 3084 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

1. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 27, 2:29 PM PST · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 17, 6:45 AM PST · 3151 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
3. 1.535 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 15, 11:46 AM PST · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 14, 8:40 AM PST · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
5. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 10:39 AM PST · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.635 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 5:32 AM PST · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 3:39 PM PST · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 6:25 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:56 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 10:54 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:39 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 2:13 AM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 6:46 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 1:44 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Feb 5, 10:46 PM PST · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 6:58 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 1.660 km S of Kingston, NevadaThu, Feb 1, 4:29 PM PST · 3167 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, NevadaMon, Jan 29, 9:46 AM PST · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00623668. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.