M2.9 earthquake 88km NNE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 88km NNE of Beatty, NV on Sun, Apr 24, 1977, 9:51 AM PDT (16:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 15km WNW of Alamo, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-04-24 16:51:14 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.588° N, 116.236° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 319°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3333187. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.