M3.8 earthquake 26 km NNW of Mina, Nevada
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Mina, Nevada on Thu, Jan 28, 1982, 2:48 PM PST (22:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km N 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
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-28 22:48:44 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.620° N, 118.208° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
Before
- 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16314 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16327 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16327 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jcd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.