The June 11, 1933 earthquake
M5.2near Gabbs, Nevada
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake, centred in Nye County. The 66th strongest in Nevada’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.2 on June 4, 1933.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2
- local magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Sunday, June 11, 1933
- 00:34 PST; 08:34 UTC
- In Nevada’s record
- 66th
- strongest of 8,110 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis988 (“37 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Nye CountyNV · inside
- Esmeralda CountyNV · 24.8 mi
- Mineral CountyNV · 24.8 mi
- Lander CountyNV · 25.1 mi
- Churchill CountyNV · 25.1 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
469 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first
- December 20, 1932M6.8
- December 24, 1932M5.5
- February 13, 1933M5.5
- December 25, 1932M5.3
- January 11, 1933M5.2
- December 28, 1932M5.2
- June 4, 1933M5.2
- January 6, 1933M5.1
- May 9, 1933M5.1
- December 24, 1932M5.0
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.