Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Jul 30, 2002, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 9 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
2002-07-30 18:26:05 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.722° N, 116.307° 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
56°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8827 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.445 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8826 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.423 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.022 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.146 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.37 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8803 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.916 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 8796 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8790 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.716 km E of Shoshone, California · 8786 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 8782 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.028 km E of Darwin, California · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.932km WNW of Pahrump, NV · 8839 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8846 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.145 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8855 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.845 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8856 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00053822. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.