Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Jul 26, 2002, 11:20 PM PDT (06:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

Beatty forecastMore in Nevada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-07-27 06:20:40 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.155° N, 116.601° 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
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.645 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8833 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8827 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.445 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8826 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.423 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.022 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.5Central California · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.338 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8814 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.146 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.37 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8803 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.630 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8799 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.916 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 8797 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8791 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8790 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8790 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 8782 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.531 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8780 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8779 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.935 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8846 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8856 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.345 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00053634. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.