Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Tue, Feb 5, 2019, 1:46 AM PST (09:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NW of Schurz, 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
2019-02-05 09:46:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.074° N, 118.157° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2796 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.536 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2767 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.859 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.970 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2761 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.823 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.522 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2751 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2742 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2738 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.862 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.512 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.659 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00676872. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.