Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.4ml
31 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada
Yes. A magnitude 2.4 earthquake was recorded 31 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada, at 1:12 pm PST on 3 December 2025 (21:12 UTC), 13 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (ml)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Churchill County, 85 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 253 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 17 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 130 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 110,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 80,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 7.2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 130 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake · 43 km NW of this epicentre
- 5.5 10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 41 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 18 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 41 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.5 28 km E of Gabbs, Nevada · 9 km S of this epicentre
- 5.5 32 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 49 km SSW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 38.9824, -117.5870. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchill County, NV | 85 km (53 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Churchill County |
| Mineral County, NV | 89 km (55 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Mineral County |
| Lander County, NV | 112 km (70 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Lander County |
| Nye County, NV | 150 km (93 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Nye County |
| Eureka County, NV | 158 km (98 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Eureka County |
| Mono County, CA | 163 km (101 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Mono County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
11 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 49 km W of Kingston, Nevada
- 2.9 55 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.5 57 km S of Kingston, Nevada
- 1.6 21 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.7 20 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 1.8 44 km W of Austin, Nevada
- 1.9 56 km S of Kingston, Nevada
- 2.2 57 km S of Kingston, Nevada
- 2.1 56 km S of Kingston, Nevada
- 1.8 62 km N of Tonopah, Nevada
- 1.6 30 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert.