Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 33 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 11:58 AM PST (19:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-12-16 19:58:05 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.106° N, 117.676° 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
±0.68
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km NNE of Mina, Nevada · 2117 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.710 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2117 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.811 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2116 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2111 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.756 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.817 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.660 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.839 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 2103 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.722 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.215 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.931 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.516 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.661 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2086 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2084 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.530 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.537 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2080 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.531 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2077 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.432 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.657 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.98 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.023 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.123 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2075 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.559 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2063 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 3.116 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.510 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2119 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.824 km S of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2120 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.539 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.033 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2125 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.629 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2126 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.67 km W of Mina, Nevada · 2126 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.516 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2132 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2137 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.728 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2138 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.963 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2138 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.538 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2139 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.336 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2139 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.536 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2140 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.518 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2140 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2143 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.638.2 km WNW of Mina, NV · 2145 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.752.7 km SSE of Gabbs, NV · 2146 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00793032. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.