Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 26km NNE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 26km NNE of Beatty, NV on Fri, Apr 23, 1976, 7:21 PM PST (03:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 45 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-04-24 03:21:23 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.103° N, 116.597° 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
277°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18408 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.545 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18384 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.546 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 18379 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.145 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.050 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.949km SE of Beatty, NV · 18378 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.742km N of Pahrump, NV · 18375 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.642km ESE of Beatty, NV · 18369 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.848 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18366 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 18365 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.948km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 18364 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.250km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 18441 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3005753. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.