M2.2 earthquake 72km NNE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 72km NNE of Beatty, NV on Sat, Mar 1, 1986, 8:24 PM PST (04:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 56 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-02 04:24:01 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.510° N, 116.436° 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
- 295°, 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci129461. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.