Nevada earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 31 km SW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Mina, Nevada on Mon, Mar 23, 1981, 12:52 AM PST (08:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-03-23 08:52:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.193° N, 118.367° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16604 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16603 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16603 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.017km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.47km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.013km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.211km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16601 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.28km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.03km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.92 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16600 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.33km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.44km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.24km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.15km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.11km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.120km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.953km NNE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, California · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16599 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16598 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.311 km N of Benton, California · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16598 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.012km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.920km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.812km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.113km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.012km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.511km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16598 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.215km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cud (also filed as ci12262487). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.