Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 55km NNE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 55km NNE of Beatty, NV on Sun, Dec 22, 1968, 1:59 AM GMT-8 (09:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 49km NNE of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1968-12-22 09:59:55 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.330° N, 116.435° 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
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.443km NE of Beatty, NV · 21094 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.692km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21091 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.787km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21091 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.149km NNE of Beatty, NV · 21085 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.999km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 21083 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.745km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.953km W of Alamo, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.964km NNE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.743km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.751km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.636km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.078km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.992km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.958km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.562km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.952km NE of Beatty, NV · 21082 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.614km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.941km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.970km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.746km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.745km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 3.874km ENE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.962km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 3.946km NE of Beatty, NV · 21081 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.469km NE of Beatty, NV · 21080 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.861km NE of Beatty, NV · 21078 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 3.141km NE of Beatty, NV · 21062 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 4.067km NW of Alamo, NV · 21058 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342161. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.