Nevada earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 21 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada on Fri, Sep 24, 1982, 12:40 AM PDT (07:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Sep 24, 1982, 12:40 AM PDT
UTC: 1982-09-24 07:40:24 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.852° N, 118.123° W
Region: Nevada
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001psv (also filed as ushis3763, iscgem592538, ci508150). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.