Nevada earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 57 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 57 km NE of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Feb 5, 1976, 5:14 PM PST (01:14 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
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1976-02-06 01:14:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.319° N, 116.367° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18498 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18496 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.578km NE of Beatty, NV · 18493 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.866km NE of Beatty, NV · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18486 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 18468 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 18467 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 18465 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18460 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.165km NE of Beatty, NV · 18454 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 18453 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18500 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18501 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.484km W of Alamo, NV · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 18516 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.351 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18517 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 18526 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ey9 (also filed as ci3001981). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.