M3.0 earthquake 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, May 8, 1976, 6:16 AM PDT (13:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 45 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-05-08 13:16:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.296° N, 116.311° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.545 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18384 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.546 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 18379 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.145 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.050 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18378 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.949km SE of Beatty, NV · 18378 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.742km N of Pahrump, NV · 18375 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.642km ESE of Beatty, NV · 18368 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.848 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 18366 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.1California-Nevada border region · 18364 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.948km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 18364 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000g7j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.