M3.6 earthquake 13km S of Caliente, NV
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13km S of Caliente, NV on Sun, Aug 12, 1979, 8:46 AM PDT (15:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 64km NNE of Caliente, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-12 15:46:40 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.500° N, 114.500° 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 29.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 313°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.448km NNW of Caliente, NV · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.164km NNE of Caliente, NV · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.827km ESE of Alamo, NV · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.716 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 17205 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350826. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.