M2.8 earthquake 62km WSW of Alamo, NV
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 62km WSW of Alamo, NV on Mon, May 10, 1982, 8:56 AM PDT (15:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km SE of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-10 15:56:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.132° N, 115.805° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 261°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.012 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 16204 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.118 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 16149 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530477. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.