M3.0 earthquake 45km WNW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 45km WNW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Jun 16, 1951, 12:27 AM GMT-7 (07:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 42km WNW of Beatty, NV. 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-06-16 07:27:02 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.054° N, 117.232° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3322542. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.