M2.4 earthquake 25km NNE of Laughlin, NV
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25km NNE of Laughlin, NV on Mon, Nov 12, 1984, 3:35 PM PST (23:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km WSW of Whitney, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-12 23:35:44 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.383° N, 114.508° 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
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.935km SSW of Primm, NV · 15286 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.93 km WSW of Whitney, Nevada · 15267 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.614 km NNE of Boulder City, Nevada · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci54031. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.