Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Thu, May 6, 2021, 4:43 AM PDT (11:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km WSW of Gabbs, 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
2021-05-06 11:43:56 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.115° N, 118.071° 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
±0.47
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.939 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.326 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.523 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1938 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.422 km W of Mina, Nevada · 1918 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.629 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1991 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.724 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.520 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.222 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00806615. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.