Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 9:21 AM PST (17:21 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 31 km NW of Gabbs, 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
2018-12-18 17:21:08 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.065° N, 118.106° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2838 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.556 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.963 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.659 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.512 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2812 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.862 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.823 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.762 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 2857 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.628 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.520 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2866 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2866 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.620 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2866 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.55 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2869 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.750 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.619 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670672. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.