Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada on Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 6:59 PM PDT (01:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 63 km N of Tonopah, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-29 01:59:42 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.978° N, 118.119° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 since this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.66 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.618 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.863 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.920 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 17 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.120 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 16 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 12 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 11 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.617 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 9 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.618 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.818 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.118 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.517 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.917 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.712 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 8 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.720 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.218 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.019 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.619 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.716 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.218 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 46 hr ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 21 hr ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.120 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.519 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.119 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.717 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.544 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.718 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 31 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.620 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.819 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.520 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.619 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.817 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.734 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.616 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 41 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 42 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 42 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00923955. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.