Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 5:16 PM PST (01:16 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-01-07 01:16:32 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.059° N, 118.090° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.323 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.660 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2449 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.750 km N of Gabbs, Nevada · 2448 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.023 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.039 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.218 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.539 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.917 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.817 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.718 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.253 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.52 km WNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2421 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.660 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.823 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2417 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.854 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.625 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2461 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.812 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2466 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.920 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.014 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2489 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00714816. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.