M3.0 earthquake 12 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada on Wed, Feb 16, 1983, 12:26 AM PST (08:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km E of Boulder City, Nevada. 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-16 08:26:05 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.040° N, 114.722° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Temple Bar, Arizona. Also felt at Boulder City, Nevada.
From the USGS event page for usp0001t2w. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
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
- 3.910 km E of Boulder City, Nevada · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.62 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 15913 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.832km ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · 15885 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001t2w. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.