Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 1:01 AM PDT (08:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-09-28 08:01:22 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.001° N, 118.099° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 730 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.246 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 717 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.727 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 709 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 707 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.929 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 695 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 694 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 693 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 692 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.329 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 688 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 688 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 686 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.017 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 685 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 684 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 679 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.927 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 676 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.130 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 675 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 735 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 741 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.313 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 741 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.838 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 741 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.516 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 742 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.416 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 742 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.317 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 742 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.623 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 748 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.826 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 749 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 753 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.214 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.014 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 756 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.914 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 756 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 760 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.717 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.814 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.413 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 762 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00885305. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.