M3.2 earthquake 80km NE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 80km NE of Beatty, NV on Sun, Jun 2, 1968, 12:58 PM GMT-7 (19:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 54km SW of Alamo, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-06-02 19:58:21 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.405° N, 116.091° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 296°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.487km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 21301 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.554km SW of Alamo, NV · 21276 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.462km NE of Beatty, NV · 21274 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328778. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.