Nevada earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 24 km NW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Mina, Nevada on Wed, Jul 12, 1978, 7:54 AM PDT (14:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1978-07-12 14:54:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.515° N, 118.334° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.233km E of Hawthorne, NV · 17609 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.48 km S of Walker, California · 17595 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.08 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.524 km E of Mono City, California · 17566 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.423 km E of Mono City, California · 17566 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.224 km E of Mono City, California · 17566 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.729 km E of Mono City, California · 17565 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.029 km E of Mono City, California · 17565 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.524 km E of Mono City, California · 17565 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.423 km E of Mono City, California · 17563 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.533 km E of Mono City, California · 17562 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.129 km E of Mono City, California · 17560 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.623 km E of Mono City, California · 17559 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 17558 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.624 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 17554 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.630 km E of Mono City, California · 17550 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000vhy (also filed as ci3340674). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.