Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Sep 11, 2002, 6:19 AM PDT (13:19 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12km WSW of Furnace Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-09-11 13:19:52 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.714° N, 116.311° 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
60°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km E of Shoshone, California · 8786 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 8782 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.028 km E of Darwin, California · 8773 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.346 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8770 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.412km WSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 8769 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.746 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8768 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.646 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8768 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8765 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.740 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8765 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.645 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8762 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.614 km E of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 8754 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.652 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8752 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.252 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.648 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8739 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.916 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 8796 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.545 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.37 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8803 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.146 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 8805 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.022 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.423 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 8819 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00056076. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.