M3.4 earthquake 20 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada on Tue, Jan 17, 1978, 10:37 PM PST (06:37 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 20 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-18 06:37:02 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.630° N, 117.839° 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.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.720 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 17785 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.936km E of Big Pine, CA · 17775 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.436km E of Independence, CA · 17765 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.849km NNW of Beatty, NV · 17764 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.566km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 17762 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.27 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 17730 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000skc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.