M2.6 earthquake 64km NW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 64km NW of Beatty, NV on Thu, Mar 13, 1986, 8:35 AM PST (16:35 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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
- 1986-03-13 16:35:58 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.348° N, 117.215° 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
- 253°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 14791 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.526km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.028km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14773 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.010 km E of Big Pine, California · 14768 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci118671. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.