M2.6 earthquake 25 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 2:04 AM PST (10:04 UTC), 8 km (5 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.26 · 5 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.057 · 40 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00714755 (also filed as us70006v7l). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.