Nevada earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Dayton, Nevada on Sun, Jan 9, 1983, 6:58 AM PST (14:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-01-09 14:58:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.115° N, 119.555° 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 Minden.

From the USGS event page for usp0001s3w. 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

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km S of Soda Springs, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.310 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 15966 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.111 km SW of Kingvale, California · 15953 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.117 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15952 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.911 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.112 km ESE of Kirkwood, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.78 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15935 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.83 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 15934 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.19 km W of Verdi, California · 15928 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15926 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.519 km N of Bridgeport, California · 15924 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.87 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 15915 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.911 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 15914 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.38km WNW of Kingsbury, NV · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.715 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15977 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.05 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 15983 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.32 km S of Kingvale, California · 15987 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15998 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s3w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC.