M4.1 earthquake 23 km NNW of Carlin, Nevada
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Carlin, Nevada on Tue, Feb 13, 1979, 7:52 AM PST (15:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-02-13 15:52:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.925° N, 116.162° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yub. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.