Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 36km NE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 36km NE of Beatty, NV on Wed, Jan 8, 1969, 7:16 PM GMT-8 (03:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 78km WNW of Alamo, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1969-01-09 03:16:02 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.111° N, 116.444° 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 6.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
281°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.078km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.992km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.958km NE of Beatty, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.562km NE of Beatty, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.952km NE of Beatty, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.614km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.941km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.970km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.746km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.745km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.874km ENE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.962km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.946km NE of Beatty, NV · 21074 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.469km NE of Beatty, NV · 21073 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.861km NE of Beatty, NV · 21071 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.141km NE of Beatty, NV · 21055 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.751km NE of Beatty, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.743km NE of Beatty, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.964km NNE of Beatty, NV · 21075 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.953km W of Alamo, NV · 21076 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.745km NE of Beatty, NV · 21076 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.999km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 21076 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.149km NNE of Beatty, NV · 21078 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.787km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21084 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.692km WNW of Alamo, NV · 21084 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.443km NE of Beatty, NV · 21087 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.655km NNE of Beatty, NV · 21093 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3328153. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.