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Nevada earthquakes in 1982

70 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1982. The largest: M5.0 21 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada, Sep 24, 1982.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19811983

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Where every quake of 1982 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1982

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 3.044 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 6 km deep
  2. 3.261 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 6 km deep
  3. 3.74 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 5 km deep
  4. 2.945km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  5. 2.537km E of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  6. 2.568km E of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  7. 2.672km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  8. 3.934 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 5 km deep
  9. 2.743km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  10. 2.84km E of Winchester, NV · 5 km deep
  11. 2.929km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  12. 2.931km ESE of Fallon, NV · 4 km deep
  13. 3.124km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  14. 2.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  15. 3.939km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  16. 3.163km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  17. 2.559km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  18. 2.537km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  19. 2.658km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  20. 4.021 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 5 km deep
  21. 3.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  22. 2.857km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17 km deep
  23. 2.559km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  24. 4.029 km ENE of Benton, California · 5 km deep
  25. 3.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  26. 2.961km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  27. 2.658km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  28. 3.058km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  29. 3.661km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  30. 2.662km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  31. 5.021 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 5 km deep
  32. 3.554km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 5 km deep
  33. 2.636km SSE of Fallon, NV · 4 km deep
  34. 3.237 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  35. 2.923km NW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  36. 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  37. 4.037 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  38. 3.69 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 5 km deep
  39. 2.66 km S of Floriston, California · 4 km deep
  40. 2.93 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 7 km deep
  41. 3.269km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  42. 4.564 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 0 km deep
  43. 2.523 km NNW of West Wendover, Nevada · 2 km deep
  44. 3.141km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  45. 4.118 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 3 km deep
  46. 3.020km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 4 km deep
  47. 2.82 km NNW of Alpine Village, California · 5 km deep
  48. 2.540km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  49. 3.037km NW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  50. 2.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 0 km deep
  51. 2.928km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  52. 3.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 5 km deep
  53. 2.62 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada · 0 km deep
  54. 2.736km E of Tecopa, CA · 5 km deep
  55. 3.071km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 4 km deep
  56. 3.131km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  57. 2.9122km ENE of Tonopah, NV · 4 km deep
  58. 4.012 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 10 km deep
  59. 2.862km WSW of Alamo, NV · 5 km deep
  60. 4.360 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 0 km deep
  61. 3.454km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  62. 3.162km NW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  63. 2.532km SSW of Alamo, NV · 5 km deep
  64. 2.663km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 5 km deep
  65. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  66. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 5 km deep
  67. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  68. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  69. 2.81 km SW of Mesa Vista, California · 5 km deep
  70. 2.830km NNW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1982 in Nevada.

  1. 5.021 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 5 km deep
  2. 4.564 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 0 km deep
  3. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 5 km deep
  4. 4.360 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 0 km deep
  5. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  6. 4.118 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 3 km deep
  7. 4.021 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 5 km deep
  8. 4.029 km ENE of Benton, California · 5 km deep
  9. 4.037 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  10. 4.012 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 10 km deep
  11. 3.939km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  12. 3.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  13. 3.934 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 5 km deep
  14. 3.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 5 km deep
  15. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  16. 3.74 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 5 km deep
  17. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  18. 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  19. 3.69 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 5 km deep
  20. 3.661km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  21. 3.554km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 5 km deep
  22. 3.454km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  23. 3.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  24. 3.261 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 6 km deep
  25. 3.237 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 198264.5California-Nevada border region
February 19820
March 198233.162km NW of Beatty, NV
April 198213.454km SSE of Hawthorne, NV
May 198274.360 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada
June 198273.92 km NW of Alpine Village, California
July 198254.564 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada
August 198274.037 km SW of Mina, Nevada
September 1982105.021 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada
October 1982134.021 km N of Dyer, Nevada
November 198283.934 km N of Dyer, Nevada
December 198233.74 km N of Boulder City, Nevada

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Nevada nowWorldwide in 1982

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.