M2.7 earthquake 30km NNE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 30km NNE of Beatty, NV on Fri, Aug 12, 1977, 8:06 PM PDT (03:06 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-13 03:06:36 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.162° N, 116.620° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 347°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.471km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 17928 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.612km ESE of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 17878 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10080362. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.