M3.1 earthquake 65km NE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 65km NE of Beatty, NV on Sat, Mar 20, 1976, 7:59 PM PST (03:59 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Mh), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-21 03:59:42 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.275° N, 116.182° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 18456 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 18456 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.826km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18423 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18464 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18469 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18470 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18484 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3002436. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.