M1.5 earthquake 30 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 12:08 AM PST

UTC

2021-01-20 08:08:35 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.099° N, 118.105° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Station coverage gap

135°

Stations used

22

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast63 kmENE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast114 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast155 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast561 kmN

After

1. 1.526 km NNW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jan 23, 2:09 PM PST · 2079 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
2. 1.58 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Jan 23, 4:16 PM PST · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.531 km SE of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 25, 1:16 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.432 km SE of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 25, 1:16 PM PST · 2077 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
5. 1.98 km WSW of Mina, NevadaTue, Jan 26, 5:59 PM PST · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
6. 2.6California-Nevada border regionTue, Jan 26, 6:00 PM PST · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
7. 2.023 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 6:13 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.123 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 27, 10:53 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.516 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 28, 7:45 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.714 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaSun, Jan 31, 4:30 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.559 km SSW of Kingston, NevadaMon, Feb 8, 3:00 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.611 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Feb 10, 4:35 AM PST · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
13. 3.116 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Feb 14, 10:08 AM PST · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.720 km NNW of Mina, NevadaSun, Feb 14, 12:27 PM PST · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.826 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Feb 14, 8:45 PM PST · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.349 km ENE of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 18, 4:52 PM PST · 2052 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
17. 2.522 km NNW of Mina, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 12:44 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, NevadaFri, Feb 19, 2:09 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
19. 3.023 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Feb 21, 7:02 AM PST · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.722 km NW of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 25, 12:18 PM PST · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.520 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Feb 26, 9:21 PM PST · 2044 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
22. 2.619 km WSW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Mar 3, 6:49 PM PST · 2039 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
23. 1.57 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Mar 4, 10:34 PM PST · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
24. 1.522 km E of Schurz, NevadaSat, Mar 6, 9:54 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.533 km ESE of Mina, NevadaSun, Mar 7, 4:40 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.617 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Mar 7, 7:26 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
27. 1.812 km NE of Mina, NevadaFri, Mar 12, 11:52 AM PST · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
28. 1.614 km NE of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 13, 3:15 AM PST · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
29. 1.630 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaSun, Mar 14, 7:41 AM PDT · 2029 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 1.68 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 18, 3:30 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.661 km W of Austin, NevadaSat, Jan 16, 3:28 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.63 km W of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Jan 13, 2:53 PM PST · 2089 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.516 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 11, 2:56 PM PST · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.016 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 10, 10:17 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.616 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 10, 10:14 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.931 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 8, 5:26 AM PST · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.215 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jan 7, 4:02 AM PST · 2095 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.655 km S of Kingston, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 2:51 PM PST · 2096 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.64 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaWed, Jan 6, 12:50 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.54 km SE of Silver Springs, NevadaTue, Jan 5, 2:56 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.722 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 4, 1:32 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.839 km NE of Fallon, NevadaWed, Dec 30, 8:44 PM PST · 2102 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.660 km N of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Dec 29, 3:12 PM PST · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.617 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 27, 11:25 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.9California-Nevada border regionSun, Dec 27, 5:27 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.817 km SE of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 26, 6:34 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.816 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 26, 3:09 AM PST · 2107 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.756 km ESE of Lovelock, NevadaFri, Dec 25, 9:10 AM PST · 2108 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.620 km ENE of Mina, NevadaTue, Dec 22, 6:12 AM PST · 2111 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00798085. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.