Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 46km WSW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 46km WSW of Tonopah, NV on Tue, Apr 20, 1982, 1:17 PM PST (21:17 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-04-20 21:17:14 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.978° N, 117.746° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
227°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35 km S of Mesa, California · 16229 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 16228 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.454km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.660km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16209 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.131km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.071km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16204 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16201 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.646km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16197 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.22 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.11 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.210 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16190 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16190 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.87km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16189 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.559km E of Big Pine, CA · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.928km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16186 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.712km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16183 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.21 km NW of Round Valley, California · 16183 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.836km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.127 km NW of Benton, California · 16180 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.027 km NW of Benton, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.242km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16235 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.524 km N of Benton, California · 16240 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.939km E of Big Pine, CA · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.67 km NNW of Big Pine, California · 16252 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.83 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16257 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci529034. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.