Nevada earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 49km SE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 49km SE of Beatty, NV on Sun, Jun 6, 1976, 7:28 PM PDT (02:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 48 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-06-07 02:28:09 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.629° N, 116.325° 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
287°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.742km N of Pahrump, NV · 18372 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.642km ESE of Beatty, NV · 18365 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.848 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18363 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 18361 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.948km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 18361 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.245km NE of Trona, CA · 18337 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.050 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18375 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.145 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18375 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.546 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 18375 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.545 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18381 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18404 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci153239. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.