M2.9 earthquake 3 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada on Tue, Aug 17, 1982, 7:17 AM PDT (14:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 48km S of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077659 (also filed as ci506656). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.