M3.0 earthquake 74km W of Alamo, NV
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 74km W of Alamo, NV on Tue, Apr 11, 1978, 6:28 PM PST (02:28 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-04-12 02:28:03 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.380° N, 116.003° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 297°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3338764. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.