Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Sat, Aug 28, 1982, 1:26 AM PDT (08:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 37 km SW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-08-28 08:26:55 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.726° N, 118.717° 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.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.037 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.278km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.237 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.320km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.328km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.12 km SE of Topaz, California · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.625 km NNW of Benton, California · 16084 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.41 km W of Alpine Village, California · 16080 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.21 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16079 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.636km SSE of Fallon, NV · 16078 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.210 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.011 km W of Bridgeport, California · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.537km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 16062 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.812 km E of Bridgeport, California · 16062 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.646km SSE of Smith Valley, NV · 16062 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.811 km E of Bridgeport, California · 16061 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.939km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16054 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.18 km WSW of Topaz, California · 16051 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16050 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.124km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.931km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16046 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.27 km WNW of Topaz, California · 16044 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.31 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 16104 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.356km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.048km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.93 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.347km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16116 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.68 km E of Mono City, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.721 km E of Mono City, California · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.17 km W of Mono City, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.721 km E of Mono City, California · 16122 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.054km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.269km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16130 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p9v (also filed as ci507063). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.