Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 36 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, May 26, 2019, 1:59 PM PDT (20:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km E of Hawthorne, 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
2019-05-26 20:59:33 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.163° N, 118.096° 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
±0.11
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2684 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.815 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.119 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.644 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.560 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.759 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.555 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.67 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2673 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.522 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2672 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.621 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.618 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.73 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2651 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.826 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2647 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.94 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2646 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.932 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.625 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.724 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2642 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.219 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2638 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2632 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.77 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2631 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.715 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2697 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.649 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2700 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.68 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2702 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.78 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2702 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.67 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2702 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.514 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2704 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.132 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2704 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.843 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.948 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2706 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.241 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2706 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.144 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2707 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2708 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.648 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2709 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.822 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.88 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.948 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.248 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00685890. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.