M1.5 earthquake 52 km E of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 8:46 PM PST

UTC

2017-11-20 04:46:35 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.914° N, 116.165° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Station coverage gap

39°

Stations used

26

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast53 kmE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast80 kmNNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast122 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast370 kmNNE

After

1. 1.828 km S of Rachel, NevadaMon, Nov 20, 1:48 PM PST · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Nov 21, 7:45 AM PST · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.319 km W of Indian Springs, NevadaThu, Nov 23, 2:55 AM PST · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Nov 23, 11:17 AM PST · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 8:09 PM PST · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSun, Dec 3, 10:42 PM PST · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
7. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, NevadaMon, Dec 4, 5:17 PM PST · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Dec 7, 7:48 PM PST · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Dec 8, 4:38 PM PST · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, NevadaWed, Dec 13, 8:16 AM PST · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, NevadaThu, Dec 14, 3:49 AM PST · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
12. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, NevadaMon, Dec 18, 11:47 PM PST · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.042 km S of Alamo, NevadaTue, Dec 19, 8:26 PM PST · 3210 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, NevadaSat, Dec 30, 7:04 AM PST · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.6California-Nevada border regionWed, Jan 3, 9:39 PM PST · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Jan 6, 4:41 AM PST · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 9, 5:10 AM PST · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.947 km NNW of Pahrump, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 9:10 AM PST · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 1:39 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 18, 4:26 PM PST · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

Before

1. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Nov 15, 3:04 AM PST · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 12:04 AM PST · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaFri, Nov 10, 5:41 PM PST · 3249 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Nov 9, 11:52 AM PST · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSat, Nov 4, 6:56 AM PDT · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 31, 8:11 PM PDT · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 31, 7:58 PM PDT · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 27, 1:56 PM PDT · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Oct 23, 10:03 PM PDT · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Oct 23, 6:35 PM PDT · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00613065. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.