California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 15 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada on Wed, Oct 20, 1976, 4:54 PM PDT (23:54 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km W of Dyer, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-10-20 23:54:41 UTC
Depth
-2.1 km (-1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.718° N, 118.225° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
304°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 18240 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.58 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18240 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.58 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18239 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.117 km NW of Benton, California · 18236 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.526 km E of Mono City, California · 18235 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.518 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 18230 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.932 km NNE of Benton, California · 18228 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.118km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 18225 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.331 km E of Mono City, California · 18225 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.37 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18219 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.27 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18219 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.02 km NW of Sunny Slopes, California · 18219 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.010 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 18210 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 18210 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.832 km NW of Benton, California · 18207 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.421 km SSE of Benton, California · 18205 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 18205 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.03 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 18204 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.212 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 18203 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 18202 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.431 km NW of Benton, California · 18194 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.40 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 18192 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.612 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 18192 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.16 km E of Swall Meadows, California · 18191 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.63 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 18188 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 3.012 km NNE of Mesa, California · 18181 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.715 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18240 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.45 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18240 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.015 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18240 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.58 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 18240 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.715 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 18240 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.16 km W of Dyer, Nevada · 18241 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.935km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 18245 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.99 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18257 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 18264 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.620 km NW of Benton, California · 18265 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.120 km NW of Benton, California · 18265 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.915km NW of West Bishop, CA · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031992. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:26 PM UTC.