M3.4 earthquake 48km NNW of Caliente, NV
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 48km NNW of Caliente, NV on Mon, Aug 13, 1979, 2:49 AM PDT (09:49 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
- 3.4 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-13 09:49:55 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.981° N, 114.814° 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 18.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 320°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.164km NNE of Caliente, NV · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.827km ESE of Alamo, NV · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.716 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 17204 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350845. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.