M2.9 earthquake 31km ESE of Fallon, NV
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 31km ESE of Fallon, NV on Sun, Oct 24, 1982, 3:59 AM PDT (10:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-24 10:59:11 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.324° N, 118.470° 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
- 283°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.929km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.672km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16015 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.537km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci511845. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.