Nevada earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 37 km SW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 2:08 PM PDT (21:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1982-08-29 21:08:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.165° N, 118.432° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pan (also filed as ci507122). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.