M3.8 earthquake 50km NE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 50km NE of Beatty, NV on Wed, Sep 26, 1979, 1:14 PM PDT (20:14 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-26 20:14:30 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.229° N, 116.364° 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 310°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3351713. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.