Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 36km SSE of Fallon, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 36km SSE of Fallon, NV on Wed, Sep 22, 1982, 5:52 AM PDT (12:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 39km NE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-22 12:52:32 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.196° N, 118.572° 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
278°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.537km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16057 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.939km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16046 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.124km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.931km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.929km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.672km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.568km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16011 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.328km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.320km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.278km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.69 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.356km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16098 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508020. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.