Nevada earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 59 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Apr 14, 1979, 7:12 PM PST (03:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-04-15 03:12:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.133° N, 117.367° 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.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.565km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.673km E of Big Pine, CA · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.564km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.124 km E of Bishop, California · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.317km E of Bishop, CA · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.413km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.752km ENE of Bishop, CA · 17334 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.333km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 17339 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.74 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 17355 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001004 (also filed as ci3348414). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.