M3.5 earthquake 45 km SW of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Eureka, Nevada on Sun, Mar 18, 1979, 1:06 PM PST (21:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 51 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
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-03-18 21:06:11 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.252° N, 116.365° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000zg1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.