M3.5 earthquake 54km NNW of Pahrump, NV
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 54km NNW of Pahrump, NV on Thu, Sep 23, 1982, 4:14 PM PDT (23:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mc), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-23 23:14:24 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.686° N, 116.134° 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
- 199°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.161km ENE of Beatty, NV · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci508109. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.