Nevada earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 27 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Jun 17, 1984, 1:23 PM PDT (20:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km ENE of Bishop, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-06-17 20:23:24 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.247° N, 117.851° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.232 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15439 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.624 km E of Mono City, California · 15438 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.023 km E of Mono City, California · 15432 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.89 km NW of Benton, California · 15429 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.512 km NE of Bishop, California · 15429 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.731 km NW of Benton, California · 15429 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.133 km NW of Benton, California · 15429 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.334km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15415 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.914 km NE of Mesa, California · 15413 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.520 km ENE of Bishop, California · 15398 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.112 km NNW of Benton, California · 15397 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.43 km ENE of Benton, California · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15451 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 15465 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 15465 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15472 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.414 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15472 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.932 km NW of Benton, California · 15472 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002533. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.