M2.7 earthquake 46km ESE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 46km ESE of Beatty, NV on Sat, Oct 30, 1976, 2:19 AM PDT (09:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-30 09:19:40 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.690° N, 116.323° 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 295°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.325km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 18221 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.445km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 18209 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.557km N of Pahrump, NV · 18206 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci150857. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.