Nevada earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 12 km S of Reno, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 12 km S of Reno, Nevada on Wed, Jul 20, 1983, 9:49 PM PDT (04:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km SW of Crystal Bay, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1983-07-21 04:49:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.415° N, 119.819° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (III) at Reno.

From the USGS event page for usp0001wzf. 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km N of Truckee, California · 15776 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.21 km WSW of Spring Garden, California · 15776 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.210 km N of Truckee, California · 15768 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.19 km NNW of Kirkwood, California · 15767 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.01 km SW of Iron Horse, California · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.34 km SW of Graeagle, California · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.00 km NE of Clio, California · 15763 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.16 km SE of Johnsville, California · 15763 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.410 km SSW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.59 km SE of Sierraville, California · 15762 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.60 km W of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 15753 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.83 km SSE of Doyle, California · 15753 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.25 km S of Doyle, California · 15752 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.711 km WSW of Doyle, California · 15752 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.05 km S of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.75 km SSW of Doyle, California · 15751 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.114 km SW of Milford, California · 15742 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.913 km S of Kingvale, California · 15730 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.211 km NE of Soda Springs, California · 15724 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.42 km SW of Crystal Bay, Nevada · 15719 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km ESE of Johnsville, California · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.610 km NW of Truckee, California · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.17 km S of Truckee, California · 15784 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.910 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15791 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15796 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.910 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.09 km N of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.310 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.09 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.39 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.49 km N of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.110 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 3.310 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.69 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.919 km SE of Pollock Pines, California · 15797 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wzf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.