M1.9 earthquake 35km SSW of Primm, NV
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 35km SSW of Primm, NV on Thu, Nov 15, 1984, 2:23 PM PST (22:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 34km W of Primm, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-15 22:23:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.321° N, 115.533° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 251°, 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
- 2.134km W of Primm, NV · 15273 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.93 km WSW of Whitney, Nevada · 15267 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.626km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci54932. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.