Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 8:09 AM PDT (15:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 59 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-09-18 15:09:35 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.777° N, 117.957° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.534 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2915 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.532 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2899 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2899 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.621 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2886 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2883 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.219 km N of Benton, California · 2882 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.542 km E of Gabbs, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.133 km NNE of Benton, California · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.723 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.129 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2962 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00657124. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.