M3.2 earthquake 7 km WSW of Mina, Nevada
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Mar 14, 1978, 7:09 PM PST (03:09 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
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-03-15 03:09:14 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.359° N, 118.188° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.162km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.957km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.736 km E of Mono City, California · 17719 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.02 km NNE of Swall Meadows, California · 17673 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000tdc (also filed as ci3338057). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.