M3.0 earthquake 8 km S of Pahrump, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km S of Pahrump, Nevada on Sun, Oct 14, 1990, 12:43 PM PDT (19:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 41km WSW of Tecopa, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-14 19:43:41 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.130° N, 115.970° 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
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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
- 2.531km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.745km ENE of Trona, CA · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.746km ENE of Trona, CA · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.743km ESE of Trona, CA · 13114 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.041km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fs8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.