Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 12:22 AM PDT (07:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32km WNW of Pahrump, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-07-07 07:22:22 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.725° N, 116.303° 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
54°
Stations used
25

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8846 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.932km WNW of Pahrump, NV · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.645 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8833 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8827 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.445 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8826 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.423 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.022 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.146 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.37 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8803 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.916 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km SSE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8863 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.345 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.619 km ENE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 8867 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8869 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.945 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8871 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8875 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8875 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.821 km ENE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8876 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.920 km ENE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8877 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.645 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.944 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.746 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.546 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.045 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.245 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.046 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8879 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00052157. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.