M2.6 earthquake 39km ENE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 39km ENE of Beatty, NV on Sun, May 19, 1985, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 69km ENE of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-05-19 18:00:18 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.035° N, 116.341° 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
- Station coverage gap
- 222°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.420km NE of Beatty, NV · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.069km ENE of Beatty, NV · 15076 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci66768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.