California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 65 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Dec 9, 2017, 5:45 AM PST (13:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 42km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-12-09 13:45:08 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.038° N, 117.478° W
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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.62km ENE of West Bishop, CA · 3212 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.618km NE of Olancha, CA · 3198 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.252km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.24km SE of Big Pine, CA · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.665 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.763 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.537km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.137km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.411km SE of Olancha, CA · 3190 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.537 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.853 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.750 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.66km NW of Big Pine, CA · 3173 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.756 km E of Big Pine, California · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.142km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3169 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.613km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.813km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3167 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.78km E of Wilkerson, CA · 3222 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 3231 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.233 km ENE of Independence, California · 3232 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.65 km SSE of Mesa, California · 3244 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00614836. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.