M5.5 earthquake 45 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 45 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Jun 25, 1986, 1:27 PM PDT (20:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-25 20:27:45 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.265° N, 116.499° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.050 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.159km NNW of Beatty, NV · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.613km N of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.979km W of Alamo, NV · 14654 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.147 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002vdk (also filed as ci700370). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.