M2.8 earthquake 17km N of Boulder City, NV
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17km N of Boulder City, NV on Tue, Apr 3, 1984, 6:34 AM PST (14:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 17 km SSW of Mount Charleston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-04-03 14:34:32 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.132° N, 114.804° W
- Region
- Nevada
- 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 0°
- Stations used
- 0
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
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci35673. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.