Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28km SSW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28km SSW of Tonopah, NV on Sat, Nov 6, 1982, 10:29 PM PST (06:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 60km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-07 06:29:26 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.844° N, 117.360° 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
268°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.060km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16024 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.958km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.934 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.057km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.162km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.056km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.755km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.953km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.568km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.538km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.945km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16003 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.124 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.725 km NNE of Benton, California · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.224 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.527km ENE of Bishop, CA · 15966 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.743km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16027 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.837km E of Big Pine, CA · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.722 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16037 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.163km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.559km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16050 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503430. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.