Nevada earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 5 km WSW of Smith Valley, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Smith Valley, Nevada on Sun, Jun 15, 1986, 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km W of Sparks, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-06-15 14:00:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.766° N, 119.402° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km E of Mono City, California · 14704 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.69 km E of Mono City, California · 14704 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14702 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Truckee, California · 14699 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.91 km W of Sparks, Nevada · 14696 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 14685 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.74 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.128 km E of Mono City, California · 14682 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.35 km W of Bridgeport, California · 14678 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.420 km E of Mono City, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.20 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 14672 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.35 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14671 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.15 km WNW of Topaz, California · 14671 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.912 km WSW of Coleville, California · 14671 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, California · 14670 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.021 km E of Mono City, California · 14669 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14664 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14664 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.34 km WNW of Topaz, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.520 km E of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.620 km E of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.824 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14662 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.88 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 14659 days ago · -2 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.68 km W of Floriston, California · 14657 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.820 km E of Mono City, California · 14656 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.73 km E of Sun Valley, Nevada · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.720 km E of Mono City, California · 14654 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.920 km E of Mono City, California · 14654 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.012 km WNW of Mono City, California · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.621 km E of Mono City, California · 14650 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.820 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14650 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.121 km E of Mono City, California · 14650 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.720 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14650 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.821 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.71 km NE of Mesa Vista, California · 14649 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.621 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14649 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.327 km W of Mono City, California · 14715 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.631 km E of Mono City, California · 14715 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.85 km E of Walker, California · 14716 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.716 km S of Walker, California · 14719 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.012 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.412 km WSW of Bridgeport, California · 14726 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.718 km E of Mono City, California · 14731 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.04 km NW of Topaz, California · 14732 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, California · 14732 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, California · 14733 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.78 km W of Floriston, California · 14733 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002v2r. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.