Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 66km NE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 66km NE of Beatty, NV on Mon, Feb 16, 1976, 1:19 AM PST (09:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 53 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-02-16 09:19:12 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.297° N, 116.195° 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
316°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18491 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18470 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18465 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18460 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.165km NE of Beatty, NV · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 18457 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 18457 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18457 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.578km NE of Beatty, NV · 18498 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18501 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18503 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.257 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18503 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18504 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18506 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.484km W of Alamo, NV · 18520 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18521 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.351 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18522 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3002061. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC.