Nevada earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 51 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 51 km NE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Jan 17, 1976, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC), 5 km (3 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
4.3 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1976-01-17 21:39:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.281° N, 116.405° 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
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18516 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.484km W of Alamo, NV · 18514 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18500 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18499 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.257 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18497 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18497 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18496 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.578km NE of Beatty, NV · 18492 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.866km NE of Beatty, NV · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18485 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18467 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18466 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18464 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 4.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18525 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.155 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18530 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ehh. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.