California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada on Sun, Jan 24, 1982, 6:38 PM PST (02:38 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-01-25 02:38:46 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.439° N, 117.953° W
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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.357km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.821km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16304 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16301 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.611 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16300 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16295 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.240km E of Big Pine, CA · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.49 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16292 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.846km E of Big Pine, CA · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.15 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.65 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 16286 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16282 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16279 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.718 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 16277 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.610 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16269 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.73 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.861km ENE of Independence, CA · 16264 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.561km NE of Bishop, CA · 16263 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16263 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.64 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16261 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NV · 16261 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16260 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.71 km N of Swall Meadows, California · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.830km NW of Beatty, NV · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.729km NW of Beatty, NV · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 3.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16257 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.63 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16256 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.929 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.332 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16314 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.53 km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16316 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16316 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16317 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16318 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.830km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16319 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16329 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16329 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16330 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.56 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16331 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.71 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.81 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071524 (also filed as ci104969). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.