M2.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Whitney, Nevada
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Whitney, Nevada on Tue, Dec 4, 1984, 12:53 PM PST (20:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km NW 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
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-04 20:53:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.091° N, 115.069° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.614 km NNE of Boulder City, Nevada · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.518 km NW of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 15226 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.039km WSW of Summerlin South, NV · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.127km E of Tecopa, CA · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.18km E of Tecopa, CA · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00029sr (also filed as ci56186). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.