M4.5 earthquake 39km SSE of Smith Valley, NV
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39km SSE of Smith Valley, NV on Thu, Jun 3, 1965, 9:26 AM GMT-7 (16:26 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
- 4.5 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-06-03 16:26:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.490° N, 119.105° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 319°, 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3330573 (also filed as ushis2817). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.