M1.6 earthquake 61 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 9:49 PM PDT

UTC

2017-10-26 04:49:10 UTC

Depth

11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.160° N, 117.374° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

19

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast61 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast163 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast194 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast354 kmNNE

After

1. 1.923 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaFri, Oct 27, 12:52 PM PDT · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 27, 1:56 PM PDT · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSat, Nov 4, 6:56 AM PDT · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 8:48 PM PST · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Nov 21, 7:45 AM PST · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Nov 23, 11:17 AM PST · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
7. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CASun, Nov 26, 10:45 AM PST · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.233 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaMon, Nov 27, 10:37 PM PST · 3232 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Nov 29, 3:39 AM PST · 3231 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 8:09 PM PST · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, NevadaMon, Dec 4, 5:17 PM PST · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
12. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Dec 7, 7:48 PM PST · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
13. 1.78km E of Wilkerson, CAFri, Dec 8, 12:38 AM PST · 3222 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.565 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, Dec 9, 5:45 AM PST · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.616km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Dec 13, 5:26 AM PST · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.62km ENE of West Bishop, CAMon, Dec 18, 7:49 PM PST · 3212 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 1.613 km W of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaFri, Oct 20, 2:36 PM PDT · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.5California-Nevada border regionFri, Oct 20, 10:43 AM PDT · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
3. 2.117km NE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 17, 3:18 AM PDT · 3274 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.518km NE of Olancha, CASat, Oct 14, 10:05 PM PDT · 3276 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.117km NE of Olancha, CASat, Oct 14, 12:59 PM PDT · 3277 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.812 km NNW of Independence, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 2:35 AM PDT · 3278 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.850 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 3, 7:45 PM PDT · 3288 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.525 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 3, 3:24 PM PDT · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.88 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Sep 29, 6:03 AM PDT · 3292 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.74km E of Lone Pine, CAFri, Sep 29, 5:42 AM PDT · 3292 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.963 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Sep 28, 4:30 PM PDT · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.634 km NW of Beatty, NevadaWed, Sep 27, 4:49 PM PDT · 3294 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00610589. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.