Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Mar 2, 2002, 12:00 PM PST (20:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-03-02 20:00:50 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.722° N, 116.304° 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.

Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.346 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8969 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.546 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8969 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.149 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.532 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.750 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.550 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.541 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8950 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.850 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.650 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.716 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.937 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8926 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.445 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8925 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.522 km S of Furnace Creek, California · 8985 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.224km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.822 km S of Furnace Creek, California · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.224km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.223km S of Furnace Creek, CA · 8987 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.864 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.744 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9002 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.215 km ENE of Shoshone, California · 9002 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.68km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 9005 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.545 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 9006 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.925 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 9010 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045310. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.