M2.8 earthquake 43km NW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 43km NW of Beatty, NV on Sun, Oct 16, 1977, 7:19 PM PDT (02:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 13km NNW of Furnace Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-10-17 02:19:44 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.219° N, 117.052° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 349°, 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.013km NNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 17853 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.064km E of Beatty, NV · 17814 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10080594. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.