Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 10:57 AM PST (18:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km ENE 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
2019-12-25 18:57:39 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.981° N, 118.108° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
52°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.032 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.625 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2463 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.99 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 2463 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.225 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2463 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2460 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.023 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2455 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.323 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2454 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.660 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2451 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.750 km N of Gabbs, Nevada · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.023 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.039 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.218 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.539 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.917 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.817 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.718 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.253 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.52 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2423 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.727 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2422 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.660 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2420 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2419 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2418 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.014 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2491 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.510 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2493 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00713972. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.