Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada on Fri, Dec 15, 2023, 7:50 PM PST (03:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 67 km SE of Lovelock, 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
2023-12-16 03:50:24 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.211° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km S of Austin, Nevada · 1019 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1012 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.534 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1007 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.923 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 1000 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.914 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.367 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 989 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.822 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 986 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.920 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 984 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.621 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 984 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.616 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.81 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 971 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1025 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.59 km ESE of Yerington, Nevada · 1040 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.620 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 1049 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00870217. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.