Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34 km SE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Dyer, Nevada on Mon, Nov 3, 1986, 4:15 AM PST (12:15 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 15 km NE of Mesa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-03 12:15:46 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.422° N, 117.821° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
293°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14550 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14550 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14550 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 14549 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.712 km W of Aspen Springs, CA · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.611 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.57 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.915 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14549 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.97 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14548 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14548 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14548 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14548 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.617 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.811 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14548 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.818 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.17 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14547 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14546 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.013 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.510 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14544 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14543 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14543 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 14543 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.316 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14543 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.611 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14543 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.520 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.420 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14542 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 3.216 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.320 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14542 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.82 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14542 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.69 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14542 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.714 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.620 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14541 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14541 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.714 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.68 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.117 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.518 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1145020. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.