The October 27, 1933 earthquake
M5.5near Gabbs, Nevada
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake, centred in Nye County. The 37th strongest in Nevada’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.5 on February 13, 1933.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5
- local magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Friday, October 27, 1933
- 02:58 PST; 10:58 UTC
- In Nevada’s record
- 37th
- strongest of 8,110 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1013 (“28 km E 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
- Lander CountyNV · 16.4 mi
- Churchill CountyNV · 16.4 mi
- Mineral CountyNV · 18.6 mi
- Esmeralda CountyNV · 29.9 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
229 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
- December 28, 1932M5.2
- January 11, 1933M5.2
- June 4, 1933M5.2
- June 11, 1933M5.2
- May 9, 1933M5.1
- January 6, 1933M5.1
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.