Nevada earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 53 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Jan 17, 1976, 11:20 PM PST (07:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-01-18 07:20:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.309° N, 116.433° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.484km W of Alamo, NV · 18510 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18497 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18495 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.257 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18494 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18493 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18492 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.578km NE of Beatty, NV · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.866km NE of Beatty, NV · 18483 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18463 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18462 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18461 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18456 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.351 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18513 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18522 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.155 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18527 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000eht. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.