M4.4 earthquake Nevada
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sat, Jun 28, 1975, 2:47 AM PDT (09:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 45 km NE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-28 09:47:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.287° N, 116.455° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.554 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18715 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.745 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18715 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bte. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.