M3.6 earthquake 61km SSE of Hawthorne, NV
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 61km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Oct 19, 1944, 6:12 PM GMT-7 (01:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. 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
- 1944-10-20 01:12:18 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.995° N, 118.444° 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
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 351°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.013km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 29894 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.414km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 29870 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3362811. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.