Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 7:58 PM PDT (02:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 27 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-01 02:58:02 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.658° N, 116.273° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, California · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3241 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.319 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3227 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.613 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00611095. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.