Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada on Fri, Dec 5, 2025, 7:59 PM PST (03:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 42 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-12-06 03:59:20 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.972° N, 117.594° 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
±0.62
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 275 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 275 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.88 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.535 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 271 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 267 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.811 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 266 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.862 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 265 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.616 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.231 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 246 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.642 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.216 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.015 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.431 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 300 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 301 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.158 km N of Gabbs, Nevada · 308 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.623 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 313 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 314 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.324 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 315 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.843 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 318 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.030 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 321 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 323 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 325 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.960 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 327 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908169. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.