M2.5 earthquake 13km SSE of Primm, NV
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13km SSE of Primm, NV on Wed, Nov 7, 1984, 11:58 AM PST (19:58 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
- 2.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-07 19:58:27 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.499° N, 115.344° 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
- 292°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.425km NNE of Laughlin, NV · 15289 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.935km SSW of Primm, NV · 15286 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.134km W of Primm, NV · 15273 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.93 km WSW of Whitney, Nevada · 15267 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci53773. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.