Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 11:23 PM PDT (06:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km E of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-04-27 06:23:22 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.151° N, 118.085° 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
±0.53
Station coverage gap
121°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.129 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.823 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.925 km E of Mina, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.610 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.621 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.119 km E of Mina, Nevada · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.325 km E of Mina, Nevada · 2323 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.532 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.021 km E of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.822 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2314 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.127 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.714 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.414 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.813 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8
  16. 2.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2294 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 21
  17. 1.516 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2291 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.261 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2354 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.628 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.815 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00723776. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.