M3.3 earthquake 59km SSE of Hawthorne, NV
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 59km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Wed, Aug 18, 1937, 11:49 PM GMT-8 (07:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 43km S of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1937-08-19 07:49:03 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.033° N, 118.367° W
- Region
- California
- 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.36
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 356°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.943km S of Hawthorne, NV · 32538 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.337km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 32504 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364363. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.