M3.4 earthquake 47 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada on Wed, Jan 24, 1979, 9:27 AM PST (17:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 45 km SW of Eureka, Nevada. 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-01-24 17:27:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.131° N, 115.712° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.545 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 17355 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.651 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 17354 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000yjv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.