M2.8 earthquake 15km SSE of Enterprise, NV
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Enterprise, NV on Fri, Oct 4, 1985, 1:03 AM PDT (08:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 21km S of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-04 08:03:44 UTC
- Depth
- 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.898° N, 115.173° 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
- 268°, 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci121836. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.