Nevada earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 24 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada on Wed, Jan 5, 1983, 1:17 AM PST (09:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-01-05 09:17:16 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.583° N, 117.800° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.84 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.111 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15937 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 15937 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.67 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15937 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.04 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.14 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.04 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15936 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15935 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.14 km NNW of Round Valley, California · 15935 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.011 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15935 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.52 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 15934 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.98 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.06 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15934 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15933 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 15933 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15933 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 15933 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15933 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.235km NE of Independence, CA · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.00 km W of Swall Meadows, California · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.76 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.914 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.614 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.68 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.24 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.312 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.67 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.57 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.04 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s0b (also filed as ci503536). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.