M4.8 earthquake 39km WNW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 39km WNW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Jun 13, 1939, 9:15 AM GMT-8 (17:15 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
- 4.8 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-06-13 17:15:31 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.071° N, 117.145° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 272°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365025. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.