M2.6 earthquake 62km WNW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 62km WNW of Beatty, NV on Thu, Aug 20, 1970, 7:45 PM PDT (02:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 54km ENE of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1970-08-21 02:45:34 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.182° N, 117.360° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 266°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.854km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 20470 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.864km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 20470 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.860km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 20469 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.765km NW of Beatty, NV · 20461 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.211km E of Independence, CA · 20457 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.412km NNE of Lone Pine, CA · 20439 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.876km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 20428 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3323839. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.