M3.2 earthquake 61 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 61 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Dec 18, 1982, 8:31 PM PST (04:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 23 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-19 04:31:15 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.133° N, 116.000° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 3.19 | Mc | Southern California Seismic Network | Final · 11 stations |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.044 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.124km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15980 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.323 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.320km E of Furnace Creek, CA · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.333km NW of Pahrump, NV · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rhr (also filed as ci500310). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.