M2.4 earthquake 20km NE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20km NE of Beatty, NV on Fri, May 31, 1985, 7:50 PM PDT (02:50 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
- 2.4 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-01 02:50:55 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.013° N, 116.569° 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
- 259°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.069km ENE of Beatty, NV · 15076 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.14km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15067 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.227 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.520km NW of Beatty, NV · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci67474. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.