Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 2:18 PM PST (22:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 23 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-01-22 22:18:11 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.008° N, 118.222° 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
±0.42
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.862 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.430 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.631 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2798 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.529 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2796 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2794 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.328 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2786 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.536 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2767 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.859 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2761 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.823 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.522 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2751 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2820 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.659 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.556 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2834 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00675219. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.