Nevada earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 66km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 66km NW of Beatty, NV on Wed, Oct 22, 1986, 12:35 AM PDT (07:35 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 44 km NE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-22 07:35:29 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.340° N, 117.262° 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
246°, 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.236 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14587 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14586 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14586 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.110 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.144 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 14583 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.513 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14583 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14583 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14580 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.11 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14580 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14579 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.314 km S of Big Pine, California · 14576 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14575 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14574 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14574 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14570 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14569 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.56 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14569 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14568 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14566 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14564 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.411 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.911 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14558 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.78 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.59 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14557 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.68 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14556 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.011 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14552 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14549 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.98 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14548 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14547 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 14546 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.64 km E of Bishop, California · 14546 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14544 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14543 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 14543 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14538 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14531 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.510 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.112 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.613 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.81 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14596 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14598 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.66 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14599 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.31 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.90 km E of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.90 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.41 km E of Bishop, California · 14600 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci711480. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.