M2.3 earthquake 56km ESE of Fallon, NV
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 56km ESE of Fallon, NV on Wed, Aug 25, 1982, 6:22 AM PDT (13:22 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-25 13:22:31 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.284° N, 118.169° 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
- 334°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.69 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.278km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16093 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.320km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16090 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.328km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.636km SSE of Fallon, NV · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.537km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16058 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.939km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.124km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.931km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506928. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:43 PM UTC.