Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 4:49 PM PDT (23:49 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 52 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
2017-09-27 23:49:32 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.111° N, 117.059° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.963 km NNE of Keeler, California · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.88 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3292 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.525 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.850 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.661 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.923 km NE of Independence, California · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, California · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3241 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.531 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3296 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.338 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 3297 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.817 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 3298 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.953km ENE of Independence, CA · 3304 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.724 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.920km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 3312 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.220km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 3312 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.520km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 3313 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.853 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 3315 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.611 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 3320 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.756 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3324 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00607310. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.