Nevada earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 55km NE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 55km NE of Beatty, NV on Sun, Apr 28, 1968, 9:35 AM GMT-7 (16:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 74km ENE of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-04-28 16:35:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.251° N, 116.303° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
288°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.459km NE of Beatty, NV · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.242km E of Beatty, NV · 21338 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.974km ENE of Beatty, NV · 21337 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.849km NE of Beatty, NV · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.442km NE of Beatty, NV · 21336 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.670km NE of Beatty, NV · 21334 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.146km NE of Beatty, NV · 21333 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.263km NE of Beatty, NV · 21332 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.062km NE of Beatty, NV · 21332 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.778km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21321 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.280km NE of Beatty, NV · 21303 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.487km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 21303 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.363km NE of Beatty, NV · 21339 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.656km NE of Beatty, NV · 21340 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.684km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21340 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.774km W of Alamo, NV · 21340 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328959. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.