Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 37 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada on Mon, Nov 14, 2022, 8:01 PM PST (04:01 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-11-15 04:01:52 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.332° N, 117.479° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.05 · 2 stations
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.035 · 108 stations

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
±0.05
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1418 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.340 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.8Nevada · 1418 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.632 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.019 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.70 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.640 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1379 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.658 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.432 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.521 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.5Nevada · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.7Nevada · 1441 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.635 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.827 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.417 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.838 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.338 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.14 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1446 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00851287 (also filed as us7000ips9). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.