Nevada earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 17 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada on Tue, May 28, 1985, 12:56 AM PDT (07:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-05-28 07:56:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.510° N, 119.478° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km NNE of Lake Davis, California · 15090 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.5Northern California · 15090 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.82 km SE of Sierraville, California · 15076 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNE of Truckee, California · 15076 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15076 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.91 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15073 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.07 km NNW of Kingvale, California · 15068 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Truckee, California · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.77 km NE of Truckee, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.07 km NE of Truckee, California · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.46 km SE of Markleeville, California · 15060 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.16 km NNW of Verdi, California · 15058 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.37 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 15055 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.94 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 15055 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of Floriston, California · 15043 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.32 km WSW of Mesa Vista, California · 15039 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.60 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.87 km N of Truckee, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15094 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.710 km NNW of Truckee, California · 15094 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.42 km SSW of Sattley, California · 15099 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.710 km N of Truckee, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.83 km WSW of Markleeville, California · 15102 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.62 km W of Markleeville, California · 15105 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.710 km N of Truckee, California · 15117 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of Markleeville, California · 15117 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.15 km S of Markleeville, California · 15118 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002f94. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.