Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 4:13 AM PST (12:13 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-01-15 12:13:51 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.026° N, 118.108° 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
±0.48
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.512 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2812 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.862 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.328 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2787 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.536 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.751 km N of Tonopah, NV · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2769 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.859 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2763 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.970 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.659 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.963 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.556 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2836 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2837 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.926 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2850 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00674552. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.