M1.8 earthquake 38 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Dec 4, 2017, 5:17 PM PST

UTC

2017-12-05 01:17:58 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.183° N, 117.020° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

24

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast38 kmNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast142 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast198 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast365 kmNNE

After

1. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Dec 7, 7:48 PM PST · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Dec 8, 4:38 PM PST · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.565 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, Dec 9, 5:45 AM PST · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
4. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, NevadaWed, Dec 13, 8:16 AM PST · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.252km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Jan 2, 10:41 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.665 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 3, 3:21 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.763 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 3, 5:38 AM PST · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.6California-Nevada border regionWed, Jan 3, 9:39 PM PST · 3196 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
9. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Jan 6, 4:41 AM PST · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.537km NE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Jan 8, 12:00 PM PST · 3191 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.137km NE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Jan 8, 8:16 PM PST · 3191 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 9, 5:10 AM PST · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.537 km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 5:14 PM PST · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.853 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jan 13, 12:39 AM PST · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.947 km NNW of Pahrump, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 9:10 AM PST · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 1:39 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 18, 4:26 PM PST · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.750 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jan 24, 4:36 AM PST · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.756 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 28, 10:28 AM PST · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
20. 3.142km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Jan 30, 11:39 AM PST · 3169 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
21. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 2:40 AM PST · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSun, Dec 3, 10:42 PM PST · 3227 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 8:09 PM PST · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.233 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaMon, Nov 27, 10:37 PM PST · 3233 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CASun, Nov 26, 10:45 AM PST · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Nov 23, 11:17 AM PST · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Nov 21, 3:52 PM PST · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Nov 21, 7:45 AM PST · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.552 km E of Beatty, NevadaSun, Nov 19, 8:46 PM PST · 3241 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Nov 15, 3:04 AM PST · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Nov 12, 8:48 PM PST · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00614351. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.