Nevada earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada on Sun, Mar 14, 1976, 11:27 AM PST (19:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 53 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-03-14 19:27:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.316° N, 116.345° 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

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Depth from
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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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.165km NE of Beatty, NV · 18450 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 18449 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 18449 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18448 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.826km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18416 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18462 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18463 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18464 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18477 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18483 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.866km NE of Beatty, NV · 18484 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ff0. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.