Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 50 km N of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km N of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, Jan 19, 2020, 3:56 AM PST (11:56 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-01-19 11:56:51 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.319° N, 117.817° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.039 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.218 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.539 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.718 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2435 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.659 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2434 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.253 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.660 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2419 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.854 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.812 km SE of Austin, Nevada · 2399 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.041 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.714 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.660 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2449 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2459 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.225 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2461 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.625 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2462 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.920 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715478. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.