M3.2 earthquake 69km ENE of Hawthorne, NV
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 69km ENE of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, Jul 31, 1982, 5:10 PM PDT (00:10 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 37 km SW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mc), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-01 00:10:34 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.856° N, 117.950° 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
- 266°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.054km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16130 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.347km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.356km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.69 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 16105 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.037 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.278km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.237 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.320km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16098 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.328km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16098 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.636km SSE of Fallon, NV · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505934. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC.