Nevada earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada on Mon, Feb 2, 1976, 4:14 PM PST (00:14 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
4.0 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1976-02-03 00:14:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.331° N, 116.362° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18498 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.257 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18496 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18496 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18495 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.578km NE of Beatty, NV · 18491 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.866km NE of Beatty, NV · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18466 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18465 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18464 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18454 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.165km NE of Beatty, NV · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.484km W of Alamo, NV · 18513 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18515 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.351 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18516 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18525 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.155 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18529 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ewa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.