Nevada earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 54km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 54km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Fri, Apr 30, 1982, 12:33 PM PDT (19:33 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-04-30 19:33:26 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.095° N, 118.341° 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
212°, 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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8California-Nevada border region · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.32 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.43 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.11 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16217 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.71 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.13 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.91 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16216 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16216 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.42 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.10 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.96km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 3.117 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16215 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16215 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.44 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16214 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 3.33 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16214 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.68 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16214 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 3.26km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16213 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16212 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.017 km SE of Walker, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.917 km SE of Walker, California · 16211 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.217 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.86 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.660km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 3.131km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.89 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 3.071km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16203 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16198 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 3.646km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.88 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16195 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.22 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16194 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.711 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16194 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16194 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.217 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16226 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.35 km S of Mesa, California · 16228 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.611 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16230 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16231 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.48 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16232 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.846km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16234 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16237 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.524 km N of Benton, California · 16239 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.58 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.37 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.42 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16241 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.39 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.99 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.410 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci529871. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.