M2.8 earthquake 4km E of Winchester, NV
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4km E of Winchester, NV on Thu, Nov 4, 1982, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 47km E of Boulder City, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-04 23:03:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.133° N, 115.072° 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
- 264°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.147km E of Boulder City, NV · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.74 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.044 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci503298. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.