M3.8 earthquake 50 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 50 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada on Fri, Oct 24, 1980, 5:30 PM PDT (00:30 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
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-25 00:30:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.793° N, 116.284° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 3.91 | ML, local (Richter) | Southern California Seismic Network | Final · ±0.318 · 5 stations |
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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.722km WSW of Alamo, NV · 16771 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.217 km SE of Tonopah, Nevada · 16765 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001aed (also filed as ci3299054). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.