Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 57km S of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 57km S of Tonopah, NV on Sun, Aug 29, 1982, 7:01 AM PDT (14:01 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 23km NW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-29 14:01:14 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.555° N, 117.191° 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
275°, 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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.923km NW of Beatty, NV · 16093 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.237 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.838km E of Big Pine, CA · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.826 km ENE of Bishop, California · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 5.021 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.662km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.661km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.058km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.658km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.259km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.961km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.861km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.956km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.860km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.854km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.958km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.958km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.858km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.856km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.959km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.868km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16067 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 4.029 km ENE of Benton, California · 16063 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.259km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.559km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.255km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16063 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.857km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16062 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 3.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16062 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.557km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16061 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.357km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 4.021 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 16060 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.458km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16060 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.658km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.559km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16051 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.163km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.654km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.655km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.713 km NE of Big Pine, California · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.240km E of Big Pine, CA · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.765km N of Beatty, NV · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.040km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507114. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.