M2.9 earthquake 18km W of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 6, 1976, 7:49 PM PST

UTC

1976-03-07 03:49:31 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.930° N, 116.958° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

343°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast18 kmW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast118 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast178 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast341 kmNNE

After

1. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NVSun, Mar 7, 6:31 PM PST · 18469 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
2. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Mar 9, 12:54 PM PST · 18467 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
3. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, NevadaSun, Mar 14, 11:27 AM PST · 18462 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
4. 3.638km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 16, 2:00 AM PST · 18461 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.438km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 16, 3:58 AM PST · 18460 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.640km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 16, 5:33 AM PST · 18460 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.237km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 16, 6:47 AM PST · 18460 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.242km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 16, 11:43 AM PST · 18460 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.941km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 16, 7:41 PM PST · 18460 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.938km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 17, 4:29 AM PST · 18459 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.238km ENE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Mar 17, 5:01 AM PST · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
12. 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Mar 19, 12:17 AM PST · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
13. 4.049 km N of Beatty, NevadaFri, Mar 19, 10:23 PM PST · 18457 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.743km E of Olancha, CASat, Mar 20, 4:43 PM PST · 18456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
15. 3.165km NE of Beatty, NVSat, Mar 20, 7:59 PM PST · 18456 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
16. 1.536km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CASat, Mar 20, 8:56 PM PST · 18456 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
17. 3.353 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Mar 21, 8:38 PM PST · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.623km E of Beatty, NVSun, Mar 21, 9:15 PM PST · 18455 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
19. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Mar 22, 6:48 PM PST · 18454 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.438km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 23, 11:51 AM PST · 18453 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.044km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Mar 25, 5:56 AM PST · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.942km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Mar 30, 2:51 PM PST · 18446 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
23. 2.510km ESE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Apr 1, 3:48 AM PST · 18444 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.250km SSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Apr 4, 11:56 AM PST · 18441 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.140km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Apr 8, 7:08 PM PST · 18437 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
26. 2.532km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Apr 11, 9:37 PM PST · 18434 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.437km SSW of Furnace Creek, CAMon, Apr 12, 6:55 PM PST · 18433 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.826km NNE of Beatty, NVFri, Apr 23, 7:21 PM PST · 18422 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

Before

1. 2.56km E of Lone Pine, CAMon, Mar 1, 5:27 AM PST · 18475 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
2. 2.444km ENE of Coso Junction, CATue, Feb 24, 2:41 PM PST · 18481 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
3. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NVMon, Feb 23, 6:44 AM PST · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 3.038km ENE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Feb 23, 1:38 AM PST · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.541km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Feb 21, 2:27 AM PST · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.343km ENE of Coso Junction, CASat, Feb 21, 1:46 AM PST · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.242km ENE of Coso Junction, CAFri, Feb 20, 11:25 AM PST · 18485 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.639km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 19, 5:00 PM PST · 18486 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.540km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 19, 2:48 PM PST · 18486 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.736km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 19, 2:13 PM PST · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
11. 2.638km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 19, 12:58 PM PST · 18486 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
12. 4.041km ENE of Coso Junction, CAThu, Feb 19, 9:01 AM PST · 18486 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
13. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Feb 17, 3:18 PM PST · 18488 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
14. 2.866km NE of Beatty, NVMon, Feb 16, 1:19 AM PST · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
15. 3.578km NE of Beatty, NVTue, Feb 10, 5:32 PM PST · 18495 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
16. 4.350 km NE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Feb 6, 11:36 PM PST · 18499 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3002273. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.