M3.8 earthquake 29 km WSW of Denio, Nevada
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Denio, Nevada on Mon, Apr 28, 1980, 10:07 AM PDT (17:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 18 km WSW of Denio, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-28 17:07:10 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.846° N, 118.931° 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: 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 usp00016xv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.