M2.6 earthquake 42km ESE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 42km ESE of Beatty, NV on Wed, Jun 16, 1976, 8:35 AM PDT (15:35 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.
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
- 1976-06-16 15:35:25 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.731° N, 116.332° 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
- 296°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.848 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18366 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.1California-Nevada border region · 18364 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.948km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 18364 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.245km NE of Trona, CA · 18340 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
Before
- 2.742km N of Pahrump, NV · 18375 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.949km SE of Beatty, NV · 18378 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.050 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.145 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.546 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.545 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18384 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci153319. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.