M3.5 earthquake 54km WSW of Mesquite, NV
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 54km WSW of Mesquite, NV on Tue, Jul 19, 1977, 9:07 PM PDT (04:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-07-20 04:07:55 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.610° N, 114.635° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 342°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.322 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 17959 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.839km SE of Mesquite, NV · 17916 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10080310. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.