M2.5 earthquake 28km ESE of Pahrump, NV
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 28km ESE of Pahrump, NV on Fri, May 7, 1982, 7:45 AM PDT (14:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 36km E of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-07 14:45:04 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.127° N, 115.714° 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
- 256°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.736km E of Tecopa, CA · 16198 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.62 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.630km NE of Fort Irwin, CA · 16162 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530284. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.