M3.8 earthquake 56km N of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 56km N of Beatty, NV on Wed, May 8, 1935, 6:29 AM GMT-8 (14:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-05-08 14:29:39 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.402° N, 116.633° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.326km NNW of Beatty, NV · 33398 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.626km NNW of Beatty, NV · 33398 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.55km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 33405 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.312km NNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 33405 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.57km ENE of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 33406 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362960. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.