M2.7 earthquake 60km NE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 60km NE of Beatty, NV on Sun, May 28, 1967, 10:33 AM GMT-7 (17:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 65km NE 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
- 2.7 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-05-28 17:33:00 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.306° N, 116.298° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 314°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.065km NE of Beatty, NV · 21674 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.589km NNE of Beatty, NV · 21674 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.055km NE of Beatty, NV · 21668 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3342046. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.