Nevada earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 59km NNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 59km NNW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Jul 5, 1986, 7:04 AM PDT (14:04 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 45km NE of Bishop, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-07-05 14:04:15 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.381° N, 117.061° 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
247°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613km N of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14686 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.145km NE of Bishop, CA · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.238km ENE of Bishop, CA · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14673 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.221 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14672 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.843km ENE of Bishop, CA · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.623 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14672 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 14668 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.024 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14667 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.930 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14664 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.822 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14663 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.122 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.979km W of Alamo, NV · 14653 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.914 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14647 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.466km NW of Beatty, NV · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.742km ENE of Independence, CA · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.718 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14630 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 5.545 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 14699 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.337km ENE of Independence, CA · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 14717 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci700810. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.