M3.6 earthquake 60km WNW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 60km WNW of Beatty, NV on Thu, Sep 21, 1939, 1:17 AM GMT-8 (09:17 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
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-09-21 09:17:38 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.142° N, 117.360° 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 346°, 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365106. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.