M3.6 earthquake 38km WNW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 38km WNW of Beatty, NV on Mon, Jun 12, 1939, 10:08 AM GMT-8 (18:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 39km WNW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-06-12 18:08:37 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.043° N, 117.149° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 272°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.438km WNW of Beatty, NV · 31879 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.839km WNW of Beatty, NV · 31878 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.148km WNW of Beatty, NV · 31819 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365027. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.