M3.5 earthquake 18 km NW of Mount Charleston, Nevada
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Mount Charleston, Nevada on Sun, Jan 13, 1985, 2:21 PM PST (22:21 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1985-01-13 22:21:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.359° N, 115.802° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.735km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.737km SE of Beatty, NV · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.039km WSW of Summerlin South, NV · 15228 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.127km E of Tecopa, CA · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.18km E of Tecopa, CA · 15227 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.241km E of Furnace Creek, CA · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b0j (also filed as ci58481). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.