Nevada earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 56 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Mar 6, 1986, 12:16 PM PST (20:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-03-06 20:16:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.173° N, 117.306° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.664km NW of Beatty, NV · 14803 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.019 km S of Big Pine, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.913 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 14785 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.625km NE of Olancha, CA · 14782 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.526km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.028km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14766 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.99km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.010 km E of Big Pine, California · 14761 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14814 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.272km NNE of Beatty, NV · 14814 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.823km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.219km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.822km NNE of Olancha, CA · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.56km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002rkr (also filed as ci118006). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.