Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 6:47 PM PST (02:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 32 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-12-20 02:47:54 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.096° N, 118.052° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
15

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. 1.626 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1381 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.623 km E of Mina, Nevada · 1380 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.919 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1379 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.658 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.613 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 1377 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.432 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.517 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 1366 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.532 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.55 km NNE of Schurz, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.727 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.6Nevada · 1351 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.550 km W of Austin, Nevada · 1345 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.862 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.327 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.622 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1326 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.640 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.214 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.70 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.632 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 1394 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00853744. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.