Nevada earthquakes in 1939
14 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1939. The largest: M5.5 32 km NE of Mina, Nevada, May 11, 1939.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1939 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1939
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.660km WNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.148km WNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.531 km SSE of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.839km WNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.438km WNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.638km WNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.344km WNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.532 km NE of Mina, Nevada
- 4.832 km NE of Mina, Nevada
- 4.732 km NE of Mina, Nevada
- 5.532 km NE of Mina, Nevada
- 5.01 km SE of Boulder City, Nevada
- 4.524 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada
- 5.5California-Nevada border region
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1939 | 1 | 5.5 | California-Nevada border region |
| February 1939 | 0 | ||
| March 1939 | 0 | ||
| April 1939 | 1 | 4.5 | 24 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada |
| May 1939 | 5 | 5.5 | 32 km NE of Mina, Nevada |
| June 1939 | 5 | 4.8 | 39km WNW of Beatty, NV |
| July 1939 | 0 | ||
| August 1939 | 1 | 3.1 | 48km WNW of Beatty, NV |
| September 1939 | 1 | 3.6 | 60km WNW of Beatty, NV |
| October 1939 | 0 | ||
| November 1939 | 0 | ||
| December 1939 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.