M3.0 earthquake 7 km S of Dayton, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km S of Dayton, Nevada on Sat, Jan 21, 1978, 9:22 AM PST (17:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-21 17:22:22 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.170° N, 119.588° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.611 km S of Soda Springs, California · 17764 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.815 km WSW of Coleville, California · 17759 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.53 km N of Verdi, California · 17725 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000smx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.