Nevada earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km S of Reno, Nevada

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km S of Reno, Nevada on Thu, Jul 19, 1979, 9:51 AM PDT (16:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 31km NNW of Fallon, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-07-19 16:51:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.466° N, 119.802° 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

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Depth from
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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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 17232 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.37 km NNE of Greenhorn, California · 17231 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 17226 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.731km NNW of Fallon, NV · 17225 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.58 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 17221 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.23 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.79 km NW of Truckee, California · 17209 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Truckee, California · 17209 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.98 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 17205 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.5Northern California · 17205 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.218 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 17198 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.56 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 17188 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.811 km ENE of Kirkwood, California · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.45 km WSW of Alpine Village, California · 17188 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.85 km S of Doyle, California · 17181 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km NW of Truckee, California · 17232 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.32 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 17247 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.32 km SSE of Soda Springs, California · 17247 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.811 km W of Topaz, California · 17251 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.56 km ESE of Tahoma, California · 17252 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.02 km NE of Markleeville, CA · 17254 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011yb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.