M4.5 earthquake 37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 37 km N of Dyer, Nevada on Thu, Apr 6, 1933, 4:17 PM GMT-8 (00:17 UTC).
A larger quake followed: M5.1 21 km ENE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-04-07 00:17:56 UTC
- Depth
- Not given
- Epicenter
- 38.000° N, 118.000° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.553km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 34118 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.754km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 34109 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.121 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 34104 days ago · 56 km away
- 5.212 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 34078 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis980. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.