M3.5 earthquake 57km ESE of Caliente, NV
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 57km ESE of Caliente, NV on Tue, Feb 8, 1983, 2:54 AM MST (09:54 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-02-08 09:54:21 UTC
- Depth
- -1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.346° N, 113.961° W
- Region
- Utah
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 322°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci47049. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.