Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 1:22 AM PDT (08:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 0 km NNW of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-08-24 08:22:21 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.125° N, 118.152° 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
±0.35
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.527 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.7Nevada · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.522 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.616 km WSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2222 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.855 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2219 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.618 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.517 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2215 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.517 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2215 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.213 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2206 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.829 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.832 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.538 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2202 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.519 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2200 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.861 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2198 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.752 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2196 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.234 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2195 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.811 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2192 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.923 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2192 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.028 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.617 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.77 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.528 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2182 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.638 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.211 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2179 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.59 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2177 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.815 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2172 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.06 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.620 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.120 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.820 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.720 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2236 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.826 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.625 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.920 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.89 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.617 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2248 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.421 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2251 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.519 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2256 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.85 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2259 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00769578. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.