Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 12:26 AM PST (08:26 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-02-18 08:26:32 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.115° N, 118.197° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
160°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.970 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.823 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.522 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2751 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.711 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2742 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2737 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.216 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2796 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.862 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.512 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00678141. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.