M3.0 earthquake 71km NNW of Tonopah, NV
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 71km NNW of Tonopah, NV on Fri, May 21, 1982, 1:48 AM PDT (08:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 20km SSE of Tonopah, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mc), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-21 08:48:52 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.678° N, 117.475° 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
- 282°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.242km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.540km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.020km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 16150 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.141km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531620. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.