Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 50 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 50 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Dec 8, 2017, 4:38 PM PST (00:38 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-12-09 00:38:48 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.064° N, 116.224° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.947 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.319 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00614780. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.