M3.0 earthquake 69km ENE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 69km ENE of Beatty, NV on Wed, Jun 12, 1985, 6:31 PM PDT (01:31 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 27 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-13 01:31:32 UTC
- Depth
- -1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.040° N, 116.000° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 0°
- Stations used
- 0
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
- 3.227 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.520km NW of Beatty, NV · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.316km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci68198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.