M3.2 earthquake 63km NW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 63km NW of Beatty, NV on Sun, Dec 1, 1946, 3:54 AM GMT-8 (11:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 14km NE of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1946-12-01 11:54:36 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.231° N, 117.333° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 284°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.314km NE of Big Pine, CA · 29113 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.221km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 29109 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.862km WNW of Beatty, NV · 29106 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.361km WNW of Beatty, NV · 29106 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10085286. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.